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Lendistry

Lendistry (lendistry.com) is a minority-led small business lender and fintech that provides innovative lending products and access to grant programs for small businesses nationwide. Lendistry has both Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE) certifications and is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Lendistry SBLC, LLC is an SBA Preferred Lender and the nation’s only African American-led SBA designated Small Business Lending Company. In collaboration with The Center by Lendistry, a nonprofit business education organization, Lendistry dedicates itself to providing economic opportunities and progressive growth for underserved urban and rural small business borrowers and their communities.

Spero Therapeutics

Spero Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing next-generation medicines in immunology and inflammation for patients with serious diseases and major treatment gaps. The company’s lead program, SP001, is a third-generation, Fc-silent anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody being advanced first in IgG4-related disease, with potential for additional immune-related conditions. Spero is applying its clinical development, regulatory, and operational capabilities to build a focused pipeline in immunology and inflammation. For more information, visit www.sperotx.com.

Silver Point Finance

For over 20 years, Silver Point Finance (SPF) has been an active participant in the direct lending market, providing customized financing solutions to middle-market companies across a broad range of industries. SPF’s transactions support acquisitions, refinancings, bridge loans, growth capital, balance sheet restructurings and leveraged recapitalizations. Along with its affiliates, SPF manages approximately $12 billion in investible capital and, in 2023, agented or arranged approximately $6.2 billion in credit facilities. Silver Point Finance is the direct lending business of Silver Point Capital, L.P., a leader in global credit investing that oversees the management of more than $25 billion in investible capital. For more information, please visit www.silverpointfinance.com.