Crestline closes second European capital solutions fund at $625 million
Crestline Management said its second European Capital Solutions Fund closed at $625 million, with support from institutional investors around the world.
Crestline Management, L.P. said Aug. 20 that it completed the final close of Crestline European Capital Solutions Fund II with $625 million in capital commitments.
The firm said the fund is nearly 75% larger than its predecessor, Fund I. Crestline said the result reflects support from existing clients and new investors globally, including public and private pension plans, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors.
Crestline said the fund is part of its European Capital Solutions strategy, which it has used since 2015 to originate, structure and finance tailored capital solutions for asset-backed and lower-middle-market businesses across North and Western Europe. The firm said the strategy ranges from senior debt to structured equity and can involve collateral such as real estate, infrastructure, transportation, music royalties and litigation finance.
The company said the strategy also targets asset-heavy entrepreneur-led or family-owned businesses seeking transitional capital. Crestline said its European Capital Solutions team has senior leaders who have worked together for more than 20 years and has deployed about $2.0 billion across 45 transactions in Europe.
According to the release, ECSFII launched in 2025 and had about 35% committed as of the second quarter of 2026, with one significant realization completed by that time.
Michael Guy, executive managing director and head of European credit, and Keith Williams, executive managing director and chief investment officer, said investors had shown trust in the strategy and that Crestline’s approach is based on proprietary sourcing and hands-on structuring. The release also said Crestline was founded in 1997, is based in Fort Worth, Texas, and had about $18 billion of credit assets under management as of March 31, 2026.
What comes next is not detailed in the release. Crestline said the fund will continue to focus on European companies and asset-backed situations that fit its capital solutions strategy.
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