SLR Capital Partners, LLC (“SLR”, “we”, “our” and “us”) is a Delaware limited liability
company that was formed in 2007. SLR is an SEC registered investment adviser that is controlled
and led by Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler.
SLR provides investment management services to its advisory clients, which may include pooled
investment vehicles, including public investment funds, joint ventures, separately managed
accounts (“SMA(s)”), and other institutional clients (collectively, the “Clients”).
Our current advisory services are tailored to the needs of our Clients, based on the investment
policies and restrictions contained in our applicable registration statements, private placement
memorandum, limited partnership and operating agreements, limited liability company
agreements, investment management agreements, and other governing documents (the
“Governing Documents”). As discussed more fully in Item 12, Clients may impose restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
We typically advise our Clients on direct and indirect U.S. middle-market private and public
company investments across our industry verticals, including asset-based lending, equipment
finance, lender finance, life science lending and cash flow lending in the form of first lien senior
secured loans and to a lesser extent, second lien loans and unsecured debt. We also may advise
on equity investments. The companies in which we advise our Clients to invest are typically
leveraged, often as a result of leveraged buy-outs or other recapitalization transactions. We may
also
provide investment advice regarding high-yield debt, stressed and distressed debt,
international debt, short opportunities, long- and short-term purchases of general equity
securities (including exchange listed, over-the-counter and foreign-issued securities), U.S.
government securities, warrants and options contracts on securities.
We do not participate in any wrap fee program.
As of December 31, 2023, our regulatory assets under management (“AUM”) were
approximately $8.7 billion of which $8.3 billion is discretionary and $0.4 billion is non-
discretionary.
Firm Overview
We are controlled and led by Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler, our co-founders. They are
supported by a team of dedicated investment professionals. Our investment team has extensive
experience in leveraged lending, including venture lending, as well as private equity investing,
and they have significant contacts with financial sponsors. Our senior investment professionals
have been active participants in the primary and secondary leveraged credit markets throughout
their careers. They have effectively managed portfolios of senior loans, subordinated securities,
distressed debt, and equity investments as well as other investment types and the depth of their
prior experience and credit market expertise has led them through various stages of economic
cycles as well as several market disruptions.
Since our formation through December 31, 2023, SLR has invested over $18.8 billion in more
than 1,500 different portfolio companies, involving in aggregate over 250 different financial
sponsors.