Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C. Announces the Acquisition of GSC's London Team

GREENWICH, Connecticut, November 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Black Diamond") is pleased to announce that effective October 17th, 2011 GSC Group Limited has joined the Black Diamond family of companies and will now operate under the name Black Diamond Capital Management Limited.

Black Diamond's European office will be headed by Nick Petrusic, who, along with the other London based team members, will oversee its European Mezzanine and European CLO businesses.  "We are excited to have an experienced team with a long track record based in London, and look forward to continuing to grow those businesses as new opportunities present themselves in the European markets", said Steve Deckoff, Managing Principal at Black Diamond.  "We look forward to continuing our work in managing the current funds and bringing to market new funds in the future under the Black Diamond umbrella.  Black Diamond has a long history of investing in Europe and has a well developed infrastructure that we can leverage in order to bring market leading products to investors," stated Nick Petrusic, Senior Managing Director and Head of the London office.

Established in 2000, the UK-based business acquired from GSC Group has been a significant investor in the European leverage market, investing in first and second lien loans through its European CLO funds and arranging and investing primarily in subordinated mezzanine loans through it's European Mezzanine Funds.

About Black Diamond Capital Management:

Black Diamond is a leading alternative asset management firm with over $10 billion in assets under management.  Black Diamond manages complementary control distressed/private equity funds, hedge funds, mezzanine funds and CLO and other structured vehicles.  Founded in 1995, Black Diamond employs more than 75 people and has offices in Greenwich, CT, Lake Forest, IL and London, England.