Nicole Waibel

Managing Director at Crescent Credit Europe

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Nicole Waibel is a Managing Director at Crescent Capital and has been working in European Private Debt for nearly 25 years. Prior to joining Crescent in 2013 she worked with Indigo Capital, a leading European specialist lending funds since 2001. She previously worked for BNP Paribas in Media & Telecom finance in Paris and Frankfurt (1999-2001). Nicole started her career at Arthur Andersen in transaction support services in Frankfurt. She has a Masters degree in Economics and completed her studies at Münster University and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Founded in 1991 Crescent Capital Group LP is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Boston, Chicago, London and New York. With over 110 investment professionals and over 230 employees, the firm invests at all levels of the capital structure, with a significant focus on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in senior bank loans, high yield debt, mezzanine debt and other private debt securities. As of December 31st, 2024, Crescent Capital Group manages approximately $46 billion in assets, with a relatively equal split between marketable securities and privately originated debt investments.