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Organization and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on February 5, 2015 as a Delaware corporation structured as an externally managed, closed-end management investment company. The Company commenced investment operations on June 26, 2015. On January 30, 2020, the Company changed its state of incorporation from the State of Delaware to the State of Maryland. The Company has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and currently operates as a diversified investment company. In addition, the Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). As a RIC, the Company will not be taxed on its income to the extent that it distributes such income each year and satisfies other applicable income tax requirements.

The Company’s investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments. The Company invests primarily in secured debt (including first lien, unitranche first lien and second lien debt) and unsecured debt (including mezzanine and subordinated debt), as well as related equity securities of private U.S. middle-market companies. Although the Company’s focus is to invest in private credit transactions, in certain circumstances it may also invest in broadly syndicated loans and bonds.

The Company is managed by Crescent Cap Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), an investment adviser that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. CCAP Administration LLC (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for the Company to operate. Company management consists of investment and administrative professionals from the Adviser and Administrator, along with the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Adviser directs and executes the investment operations and capital raising activities of the Company subject to oversight from the Board, which sets the broad policies of the Company. The Board has delegated investment management of the Company’s portfolio assets to the Adviser. The Board consists of six directors, five of whom are independent.

From time to time, the Company may form wholly owned subsidiaries to facilitate the normal course of business if the Adviser determines that for legal, tax, regulatory, accounting or other similar reasons it is in the best interest of the Company to do so. The Company has formed a wholly owned subsidiary that is structured as a tax blocker, to hold equity or equity-like investments in portfolio companies organized as limited liability companies or other forms of pass-through entities. This corporate subsidiary is not consolidated for income tax purposes and may incur income tax expenses as a result of its ownership of portfolio companies. The Company has also formed a special purpose vehicle that holds certain debt investments in connection with a credit facility.

On January 31, 2020, the Company completed a transaction to acquire Alcentra Capital Corporation in a cash and stock transaction (the “Alcentra Acquisition”). The Company was listed and began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange on February 3, 2020.

On January 5, 2021, Sun Life Financial Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, “Sun Life”) acquired a majority interest in Crescent Capital Group LP (“Crescent”), the majority member of the Adviser (the “Sun Life Transaction”). Consummation of the Sun Life Transaction resulted in a change of control of Crescent.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s functional currency is the United States dollar and these consolidated financial statements have been prepared in that currency. The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to Regulation S-X. The Company is an investment company and, therefore, applies the specialized accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and related financial information have been prepared pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-K and Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications consisting solely of normal accruals that are necessary for the fair presentation of financial results as of and for the periods presented. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.