Business
Overview

SLR Capital Partners has a dedicated team of life science investment professionals who specialize in providing 1st lien senior secured loans to private companies owned by venture capital firms, private equity sponsors, and/or management teams, as well as publicly-traded companies. Borrowers are typically later stage drug and medical device development, diagnostic, healthcare IT and healthcare services companies, with substantial equity invested to date. We focus on late clinical and early commercial stage companies with disruptive technologies that are backed by top-tier institutional investors, led by experienced management teams, and guided by a strong board of directors. 

In 2014, SLR launched the SLR Life Science Finance platform with the hiring of the leader of GE Capital’s life science finance business, which he founded in 2001. With the addition a year later of the core investment team from GE Capital that had worked with the founder since 2003, SLR Life Science Finance is now comprised of a core group of experienced professionals with deep industry expertise who have worked together for over 22 years. 

The team’s strong track record and deep relationships with VCs, CEOs and CFOs has enabled them to successfully differentiate themselves from other lenders in the space.

Target
Borrowers

Later stage drug and medical device development, diagnostic, healthcare IT, healthcare services companies with:

Multi-product pipeline / platform / disruptive technologies

Strong institutional / strategic investor support

Broad and protected intellectual property position

Experienced management and board

 

TRANSACTION PROFILE

Working capital

Growth capital

Acquisition financing

Refinancing

TYPICAL INVESTMENT SIZE

Up to $400M

For more information: lifescience@slrcp.com