Crescent Capital Advisors· Technology

The instruments behind every engagement.

Not checklists — financial instruments. Each framework translates technology into the language the fund underwrites: CapEx, EBITDA, and the exit multiple.

AI Value Creation Framework

v1.0

Turning AI from a cost and distraction into a measurable margin driver. Use case prioritization, governance, and a board-ready AI narrative — all tied to EBITDA, not pilots.

AIPE Value CreationEBITDA

CLEAR™ — Hold Period Operating Framework

v1.0

Five phases ending at exit — matching fund economics. PRISM™ diagnoses the asset; CLEAR™ operates it.

Hold PeriodPE Value CreationOperating Framework

Enterprise AI Control Plane

v1.2

A unified governance architecture — 4 pillars × 4 lifecycle stages = 16 control domains — that treats AI systems as enterprise operational infrastructure requiring identity, access, observability, and resilience controls.

AI GovernanceCISOPE Value Creation

PRISM™ — Technology Due Diligence Framework

v1.1

Five dimensions scored 0–100. Every finding priced as CapEx requirement, EBITDA drag, or exit multiple implication. Not a checklist — a financial instrument.

Due DiligencePE Value Creation