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Hercules Capital, Inc.

In its 2026 annual report the company says: “Hercules Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to high-growth, innovative venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries.”4 It is headquartered in San Mateo, California.1 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol HTGC.1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerHTGC on NYSE1
  • HeadquartersSan Mateo, California1
  • Incorporated inMD2
  • Business address1 North B Street, Suite 2000, San Mateo, Ca 944012
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer2

Hercules Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to high-growth, innovative venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. We make investments in companies that are active across a variety of technology-related industry sub-sectors or are characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies, including, but not limited to, computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure or services, consumer and business services, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment and media. Within the life sciences sub-sector, we generally focus on medical devices, bio-pharmaceutical, drug discovery and development, drug delivery, health care services and information systems companies…4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Financial statements

Net income5678$339.7M in 2025+49% since 2020
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M2020: $227.3M$227.3M20202021: $174.2M$174.2M2021−23%2022: $102.1M$102.1M2022−41%2023: $337.5M$337.5M2023+231%2024: $263.0M$263.0M2024−22%2025: $339.7M$339.7M2025+29%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 5 fiscal years, latest first.8

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Total interest and dividend income, excluding PIK interest income$452.0M$415.9M$409.8M
Total PIK interest income$55.9M$51.3M$24.7M
Total interest and dividend income$507.9M$467.2M$434.4M
Total fee income$24.6M$26.4M$26.2M
Total investment income$532.5M$493.6M$460.7M
Interest$92.2M$77.2M$67.6M
Loan fees$11.0M$8.8M$9.8M
General and administrative$19.0M$19.7M$18.7M
Tax expenses$5.8M$5.8M$6.1M
Compensation and benefits$63.3M$54.2M$50.3M
Stock-based compensation$14.6M$12.8M$13.2M
Total employee compensation$78.0M$67.1M$63.5M
Total gross operating expenses$206.0M$178.5M$165.7M
Expenses allocated to the Adviser Subsidiary-$15.2M-$10.8M-$9.1M
Total net operating expenses$190.8M$167.8M$156.6M
Net investment income$341.7M$325.8M$304.0M
Loss on extinguishment of debt-$184.0K-$171.0K$0
Total net realized gain (loss)-$40.8M-$31.7M$8.4M
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)$38.8M-$31.2M$25.0M
Total net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)-$2.0M-$62.9M$33.4M
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations$339.7M$263.0M$337.5M
Basic (in dollars per share)$1.91$2.00$2.09
Basic (in dollars per share)$1.90$1.61$2.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)$1.85$1.61$2.31
Basic (in shares)177.4M shares161.1M shares144.1M shares125.2M shares114.7M shares
Diluted (in shares)188.9M shares161.6M shares144.8M shares
Basic (in dollars per share)$1.88$1.92$1.90

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Corporate structure

Hercules Capital, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 34 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Hercules Capital, Inc.

  • Hercules Capital, Inc. San Mateo, California
    • SUNation Energy, Inc. Stake · Ronkonkoma, New York
    • Gibraltar Acquisition LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Gibraltar Equipment Finance, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • HercGBC LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Adviser LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Capital Funding 2022-1 LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Capital Funding Trust 2022-1 Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Capital IV, L.P. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Capital Management LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Evergreen Fund GP LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Evergreen Fund LP Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Evergreen SPV LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Funding IV, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV GP LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV LP Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV-B LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV-F LP Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Partner Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Private Credit Financing SPV LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Private Credit Fund 1 L.P. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Private Credit Fund Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Private Fund One LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Private Global Venture Growth Fund GP I LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hercules Private Global Venture Growth Fund I L.P. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 8 more

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Hercules Capital, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$14.8M8 Dec 31, 2025$16.8M8 Dec 31, 2024−11.5%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$56.9M8 Dec 31, 2025$42.7M8 Dec 31, 2024+33.3%

Properties, in its own words

Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation or any of our subsidiaries. Our corporate headquarters are located at 1 North B Street, Suite 2000 in San Mateo, California. We also lease office space in Boston, MA, New York, NY, Denver, CO, Westport, CT, San Diego, CA, and London, United Kingdom.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026.4

Leadership

Who has led Hercules Capital, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (34)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • Gibraltar Acquisition LLC Delaware3
  • Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC Delaware3
  • Gibraltar Equipment Finance, LLC Delaware3
  • HTGC UK Limited United Kingdom3
  • HercGBC LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Adviser LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Capital Funding 2022-1 LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Capital Funding Trust 2022-1 Delaware3
  • Hercules Capital IV, L.P. Delaware3
  • Hercules Capital Management LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Evergreen Fund GP LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Evergreen Fund LP Delaware3
  • Hercules Evergreen SPV LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Funding IV, LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV GP LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV LP Delaware3
  • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV-B LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Growth Lending Fund IV-F LP Delaware3
  • Hercules Partner Holdings, LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Private Credit Financing SPV LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Private Credit Fund 1 L.P. Delaware3
  • Hercules Private Credit Fund Holdings, LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Private Fund One LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Private Global Venture Growth Fund GP I LLC Delaware3
All 32 listed subsidiaries
  • Hercules Private Global Venture Growth Fund I L.P. Delaware3
  • Hercules SBIC V L.P. Delaware3
  • Hercules Technology Management Co II, Inc. Delaware3
  • Hercules Technology Management Co IV LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Technology Management LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Technology SBIC Management, LLC Delaware3
  • Hercules Venture Growth Credit Opportunities Fund 1 L.P. Delaware3
  • Hercules Venture Growth Credit Opportunities Fund GP I LLC Delaware3

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

  • HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL INCFeb 18, 2004 to Feb 19, 20162

Timeline

  1. Oct 8, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Other events55
  2. Sep 17, 20268-K Executive or director change; Other events56
  3. Jul 30, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events57
  4. Jul 24, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Other events58
  5. Jul 21, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events59
  6. Jun 18, 20268-K Shareholder vote60
  7. May 5, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events61
  8. May 4, 20268-K Executive or director change62
  9. Feb 12, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events63
  10. Feb 10, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Other events64
  11. Feb 3, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events65
  12. Oct 30, 20258-K Results of operations; Other events66
  13. Apr 11, 2019New chief executive Scott Bluestein becomes CEO11
  14. Apr 17, 2006New chief executive Manuel A. Henriquez becomes CEO12

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 29, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.49 a share, on Oct 30, 2025.67

When it reported results

  1. Jul 30, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results57
  2. Jul 21, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results59
  3. May 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results61
  4. Feb 12, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results63
  5. Feb 3, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results65
  6. Oct 30, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results66
  7. Jul 31, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results68
  8. May 1, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results69

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

440 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 59 major events, 288 insider forms, 2 large holders, 71 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 13, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  2. Oct 13, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  3. Oct 13, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  4. Oct 13, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  5. Oct 8, 20268-K EDGAR
  6. Oct 6, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  7. Oct 5, 2026497AD EDGAR
  8. Oct 5, 2026FWP EDGAR
  9. Oct 5, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  10. Sep 21, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  11. Sep 21, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  12. Sep 17, 20268-K EDGAR
  13. Sep 11, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  14. Jul 30, 20268-K EDGAR
  15. Jul 30, 202610-Q EDGAR
  16. Jul 24, 20268-K EDGAR
  17. Jul 23, 2026424B2 EDGAR
  18. Jul 21, 20268-K EDGAR
  19. Jul 21, 2026497AD EDGAR
  20. Jul 21, 2026FWP EDGAR

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Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

57 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 47 buys and 10 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Mar 26, 2026Aguirre DeAnneDirectorBuy7,317$14.35$105.0KForm 4
Mar 26, 2026Loo WadeDirectorBuy7,317$14.35$105.0KForm 4
Mar 26, 2026Theodosopoulos NikosDirectorBuy7,317$14.35$105.0KForm 4
Mar 26, 2026Fallon Thomas JDirectorBuy7,300$14.30$104.4KForm 4
Mar 26, 2026Randhawa Paramjeet KDirectorBuy2,926$14.35$42.0KForm 4
Mar 26, 2026CROWELL GAYLE ADirectorBuy7,317$14.35$105.0KForm 4
Mar 26, 2026BADAVAS ROBERT PDirectorBuy3,658$14.35$52.5KForm 4
Mar 4, 2026Follmann ChristianChief Operating OfficerBuy5,000$14.68$73.4KForm 4
Mar 4, 2026Follmann ChristianChief Operating OfficerBuy5,000$14.68$73.4KForm 4
Mar 4, 2026Randhawa Paramjeet KDirectorBuy3,050$14.78$45.1KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026Botelho Kiersten ZazaChief Legal Officer & CCOBuy1,300$14.21$18.5KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026Meyer Seth HPresidentBuy14,000$14.33$200.6KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026Meyer Seth HPresidentBuy7,000$14.33$100.3KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026Theodosopoulos NikosDirectorBuy2,600$14.21$36.9KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026Bluestein ScottChief Executive OfficerBuy7,000$14.35$100.5KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026Fallon Thomas JDirectorBuy20,000$14.20$284.0KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026BADAVAS ROBERT PDirectorBuy5,000$14.27$71.3KForm 4
Feb 25, 2026Loo WadeDirectorBuy3,300$14.98$49.4KForm 4
Feb 24, 2026Bluestein ScottChief Executive OfficerBuy30,000$15.08$452.4KForm 4
Feb 24, 2026Fallon Thomas JDirectorBuy10,000$14.98$149.8KForm 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Stakes it holds

Hercules Capital, Inc. has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 1 company, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025Scott Bluestein$650.0K$9.7M73
2025Seth H. Meyer$550.0K$3.2M73
2025Christian Follmann$320.0K$1.6M73
2025Kiersten Zaza Botelho$320.0K$1.4M73
2024Chief Executive Officer and$650.0K$9.1M73
2024Chief Financial Officer$550.0K$3.2M73
2024Chief Operating Officer$300.0K$1.5M73
2024Chief Legal OfficerChief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary$300.0K$1.3M73
2023Chief Investment Officer$650.0K$8.9M73
2023Chief Financial Officer$550.0K$3.0M73
2023Chief Operating Officer$300.0K$1.2M73
2023Chief Legal OfficerChief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary$300.0K$1.1M73

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Van Eck Associates Corp3,877,634$61.2M0.0%+713,653
Sound Income Strategies, LLC3,667,518$57.8M2.6%+285,460
Citadel Advisors LLC2,937,122$46.3M0.0%+2,121,737
UBS Group AG2,645,744$41.7M0.0%+151,752
Two Sigma Investments, LP2,265,824$35.7M0.0%−59,035
LPL Financial LLC1,857,272$29.3M0.0%+61,595
Morgan Stanley1,812,484$28.6M0.0%+547,868
Legal & General Group Plc1,681,333$26.5M0.0%+182,680
Franklin Resources Inc1,383,905$21.8M0.0%+248,416
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.1,373,460$21.7M0.0%−175,500
Muzinich & Co., Inc.1,357,013$21.4M7.3%+6,888
Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA6,449$16.3M0.2%No change
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.1,027,434$16.2M0.0%+2,097
Tectonic Advisors LLC1,006,408$15.9M0.8%+113,306
BlackRock, Inc.924,105$14.6M0.0%+69,053
Advisors Capital Management, LLC919,542$14.5M0.2%+63,326
Jpmorgan Chase & Co837,561$13.3M0.0%−41,039
Ares Management LLC776,606$12.2M0.6%No change
Wells Fargo & Company/mn735,367$11.6M0.0%−13,840
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd694,341$10.9M0.0%−1,541,409
Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC646,682$10.2M1.4%+28,849
Melia Wealth LLC553,874$8.7M5.0%−245,834
Raymond James Financial Inc532,094$8.4M0.0%+55,526
Stifel Financial Corp486,419$7.7M0.0%−15,309
Ameriprise Financial Inc485,156$7.7M0.0%+47,079

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

24 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Jan 12, 2026Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseSale$50,001 - $100,000+21.8%Report
Nov 19, 2025Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−20.8%Report
Sep 25, 2025Virginia FoxxRepublican, HousePartial sale$15,001 - $50,000+30.1%Report
Aug 19, 2025Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−33.7%Report
May 20, 2025Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−36.9%Report
Mar 5, 2025Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−45.1%Report
Nov 20, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−42.2%Report
Oct 23, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000−49.6%Report
Aug 20, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−47.0%Report
May 21, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−60.4%Report
Apr 16, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−60.7%Report
Mar 7, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−58.1%Report
Feb 1, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−60.8%Report
Jan 16, 2024Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000−64.2%Report
Oct 25, 2023Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−75.2%Report
Oct 23, 2023Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−74.2%Report
Oct 20, 2023Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−76.9%Report
Oct 3, 2023Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−77.4%Report
Sep 21, 2023Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−76.3%Report
May 19, 2022Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseSale$50,001 - $100,000+79.9%Report
May 9, 2022Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−91.2%Report
Mar 8, 2022Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−87.4%Report
Mar 7, 2022Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000−88.0%Report
Mar 4, 2022Virginia FoxxRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000−85.4%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Hercules Capital, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARHercules Capital, Inc.1
  • CIK0001280784
  • Employer ID (EIN)74-31134104
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company4
  • Incorporated inMaryland4
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Business address1 North B Street, Suite 2000, San Mateo, CA 944011
  • Phone650-289-30601
  • Shares outstanding187,164,000 as of Jul 23, 202610
  • Public float$3.3B as of Jun 30, 20254
  • AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, San Francisco, CA PCAOB ID 238; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting4
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 18, 20041
  • Filings2,594 in all: 4 (1,518), 8-K (342), 497 (68), 10-Q (64), 497AD (61), 3 (47), 4/A (45), 5 (39)1
    All 55 form types

    POS EX (35), DEFA14A (34), SC 13G/A (33), SC 13G (30), CORRESP (27), DEF 14A (23), N-2/A (23), 10-K (21), 40-17G (19), N-2 (17), 424B2 (16), EFFECT (16), PRE 14A (13), ABS-15G (12), POS 8C (10), 40-APP (6), 40-APP/A (6), FWP (6), S-8 (6), 8-A12B (5), 10-K/A (4), 25-NSE (4), UPLOAD (4), 40-6C/A (3), 8-A12G (3), REGDEX (3), 144 (2), 40-6C (2), 424B3 (2), 8-K/A (2), APP NTC (2), APP ORDR (2), CERT (2), CERTNYS (2), N-2ASR (2), N-2MEF (2), 25 (1), 305B2 (1), 424B5 (1), ARS (1), DFAN14A (1), N-23C-2 (1), N-54A (1), NT 10-K (1), PREC14A (1), RW (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 12, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 30, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 23, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 8, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareHTGCNew York Stock Exchange
6.25% Notes due 2033HCXYNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).4

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Hercules Capital, Inc. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026: 71 risks under these headings, as written.4

  • Risks Related To Our Business Structure
  • We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities.
  • We are dependent upon senior management personnel for our future success, particularly our CEO, Scott Bluestein.
  • Our success depends on attracting and retaining qualified personnel in a competitive environment.
  • Our business model depends to a significant extent upon strong referral relationships for investment opportunities.
  • Our Board may change our operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse.
  • We and our portfolio companies may maintain cash balances at financial institutions that exceed federally insured limits and may otherwise be materially affected by adverse developments affecting the financial services industry, such as actual events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults or non-performance by financial institutions or transactional counterparties.
  • We are subject to risks related to corporate social responsibility.
  • Risks Related To Our Investments
  • The types of portfolio companies in which we invest involve significant risk, and we could lose all or part of our investment.
  • The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.
  • A lack of IPO or merger and acquisition opportunities may cause companies to stay in our portfolio longer, leading to lower returns, unrealized depreciation, or realized losses.
The other 61 risks
  • Investing in publicly traded companies can involve a high degree of risk and can be speculative.
  • Our investments are concentrated in certain technology-related industries, which subjects us to the risk of significant loss if any one or more of such industries experiences a downturn.
  • We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and therefore we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that may be invested in securities of a single issuer. In addition, our financial results could be negatively affected if a significant portfolio investment fails to perform as expected.
  • We may be exposed to higher risks with respect to our investments that include PIK interest or exit fees.
  • We may not have the funds or ability to make additional investments in our portfolio companies.
  • There may be circumstances where our debt investments could be subordinated to claims of other creditors or we could be subject to lender liability claims.
  • We generally will not control our portfolio companies, which may result in the portfolio company making decisions which could adversely impact the value of our investments in the portfolio company’s securities.
  • Defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.
  • Substantially all of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in accordance with our valuation guidelines and, as a result, there may be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.
  • Any unrealized depreciation we experience on our investment portfolio may be an indication of future realized losses, which could reduce our income available for distribution and could impair our ability to service our borrowings.
  • Prepayments of our debt investments by our portfolio companies could adversely impact our results of operations and reduce our return on equity.
  • We are subject to risks associated with the interest rate environment and changes in interest rates will affect our cost of capital, net investment income and the value of our investments.
  • Inflation could adversely affect the business, results of operations and financial condition of our portfolio companies.
  • We may not realize gains from our equity or warrant investments.
  • We may expose ourselves to risks when we engage in hedging transactions.
  • Our investments in foreign securities or investments denominated in foreign currencies may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. and U.S.-denominated investments.
  • We will be subject to risks associated with “last out” positions in unitranche loans.
  • The disposition of our investments may result in contingent liabilities.
  • Depending on funding requirements, we may need to raise additional capital to meet our unfunded commitments through additional borrowings.
  • Risks Related To Leverage
  • Because we have substantial borrowings, the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested in us is magnified and may increase the risk of investing in us.
  • Certain of our assets are subject to security interests under our senior securities and if we default on our obligations under our senior securities, we may suffer adverse consequences, including foreclosure on those assets.
  • Any inability to renew, extend or replace our Credit Facilities could adversely impact our liquidity and ability to fund new investments or maintain distributions to our stockholders.
  • Our interests in any subsidiary that enters into a credit facility would be subordinated, and we may not receive cash on our equity interests from any such subsidiary.
  • Our ability to sell investments held by any subsidiary that enters into a credit facility would be limited.
  • We may invest in derivatives or other assets that expose us to certain risks, including market risk, liquidity risk and other risks similar to those associated with the use of leverage.
  • Risks Related To Our Investment Management Activities
  • Our executive officers and employees, through the Adviser Subsidiary, are expected to manage the Adviser Funds, which includes funds from External Parties, that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do, which may result in significant conflicts of interest.
  • We, through the Adviser Subsidiary, derive revenues from managing third-party funds pursuant to management agreements that may be terminated, which could negatively impact our operating results.
  • Risk Related To BDCs
  • Failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations and changes in laws or regulations governing our operations may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.
  • Failure to maintain our status as a BDC would reduce our operating flexibility.
  • Operating under the constraints imposed on us as a BDC and RIC may hinder the achievement of our investment objectives.
  • Regulations governing our operation as a BDC will affect our ability to, and the way in which we, raise additional capital.
  • Risks Related To Our Securities
  • Shares of closed-end investment companies, including BDCs, may trade at a discount to their NAV.
  • The market price of our securities may be volatile and fluctuate significantly.
  • We may not be able to pay distributions to our stockholders, our distributions may not grow over time, and a portion of distributions paid to our stockholders may be a return of capital, which is a distribution of the stockholders’ invested capital.
  • Stockholders may incur dilution if we sell shares of our common stock in one or more offerings at prices below the then current NAV per share of our common stock or issue securities to subscribe to, convert to or purchase shares of our common stock.
  • Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and of our charter and bylaws could deter takeover attempts and have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock.
  • If we issue preferred stock or convertible debt securities, the NAV and market value of our common stock may become more volatile.
  • Our stockholders may experience dilution upon the conversion of our 2028 Convertible Notes.
  • Except for the 2031 Asset-Backed Notes, the Notes are unsecured and therefore effectively subordinated to any current or future secured indebtedness.
  • The Unsecured Notes are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.
  • If an active trading market for the March 2026 A Notes, March 2026 B Notes, September 2026 Notes, January 2027 Notes, 2028 Convertible Notes, June 2030 Notes, or 2031 Asset-Backed Notes does not develop, holders could be unable to resell them.
  • A downgrade, suspension, or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or our debt securities, if any, or change in the debt markets could cause the liquidity or market value of our debt securities to decline significantly.
  • The indentures under which the 2033 Notes, September 2026 Notes, January 2027 Notes, 2028 Convertible Notes and June 2030 Notes were issued contain limited protections for the holders of such notes.
  • Terms relating to redemption may materially adversely affect the return on any debt securities that we may issue.
  • If we default on our obligations imposed upon us by our indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on our outstanding Notes and Credit Facilities.
  • We may not be able to prepay the Notes upon a change in control or fundamental change.
  • Risks Related To Our SBIC Subsidiaries
  • We, through our wholly owned subsidiaries, issue debt securities guaranteed by the SBA and sold in the capital markets. As a result of its guarantee of the debt securities, the SBA has fixed dollar claims on the assets of our subsidiaries that are superior to the claims of our securities holders.
  • Certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries are licensed by the SBA, and therefore subject to SBIC regulations.
  • Our SBIC subsidiaries may be unable to make distributions to us that will enable us to meet or maintain RIC status, which could result in the imposition of an entity-level tax.
  • Risks Related To Operating As A RIC And U.S. Federal Income Taxes
  • We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax if we are unable to qualify for taxation as a RIC under Subchapter M Part I of the Code.
  • We may have difficulty paying the distributions required to maintain RIC status under the Code if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.
  • We may in the future choose to pay distributions in our own stock, in which case you may be required to pay tax in excess of the cash you receive.
  • Stockholders may have current tax liability on dividends they elect to reinvest in our common stock but would not receive cash from such dividends to pay such tax liability.
  • Legislative or regulatory tax changes could adversely affect our stockholders.
  • FATCA withholding may apply to payments made to certain foreign entities.
  • General Risk Factors
  • Capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability in the future. These market conditions, when they occur, may materially and adversely affect debt and equity capital markets in the United States and abroad, which may have a negative impact on our business and operations.
  • The outcome of the U.S. presidential, congressional and other elections creates significant uncertainty with respect to the legal, tax and regulatory regime in which we and our portfolio companies will operate.
  • Changes to U.S. tariff and import/export regulations may have a negative effect on our portfolio companies and, in turn, harm us.
  • Deterioration in the economy and financial markets could impair our portfolio companies’ financial positions and operating results and affect the industries in which we invest, which could, in turn, harm our operating results.
  • We may experience fluctuations in our operating results.
  • Terrorist attacks, acts of war, public health crises, climate change, or natural disasters may affect any market for our securities, impact the businesses in which we invest and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Legal proceedings

We may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of our operations in the normal course of business or otherwise. Furthermore, third parties may try to seek to impose liability on us in connection with the activities of our portfolio companies. While the outcome of any current legal proceedings cannot at this time be predicted with certainty, we do not expect any current matters will materially affect our financial condition or results of operations; however, there can be no assurance whether any pending legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations in any future reporting period.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.4

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