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INVESTOR NOTICE: Hercules Capital (HTGC) Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Investor Class Action– Hagens Berman

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INVESTOR NOTICE: Hercules Capital (HTGC) Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Investor Class Action– Hagens Berman SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) faces a securities class action lawsuit which seeks to represent investors who purchased or otherwise a…
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  • Hercules has historically assured investors about the robust origination process for sourcing potential investments and the effectiveness of its due diligence process prior to underwriting investments

    60% confidence
  • Hercules is among the most software-exposed BDCs with approximately 35% of the value of its loan portfolio in software, yet despite billions in such debt falling into distressed territory industry-wide, Hercules still marks its software book at 100 cents on the dollar

    60% confidence
  • Hercules overstated the due diligence in its deal sourcing and loan origination process, overstated the due diligence in its portfolio valuation process, and reported misclassified portfolio investments, resulting in overstated or misrepresented portfolio valuations and NAV

    60% confidence
  • Hagens Berman is investigating Hunterbrook's allegations and, if true, whether Hercules misled investors about its sourcing, underwriting, marks, PIKs, and ultimately its NAV

    60% confidence
  • Hagens Berman's team has secured more than $2.9 billion in securities and corporate accountability litigation

    60% confidence
  • According to a former Hercules analyst who worked on deal sourcing, Hercules Capital's deal sourcing process amounted to copying investments published on Google Ventures' website

    60% confidence
  • A growing share of Hercules' income is 'phantom' due to its increasing usage of payment-in-kind (PIK) loans that enable borrowers to pay interest by adding to the principal of their debt rather than paying cash interest

    60% confidence
  • A former member of Hercules' finance team provided information indicating the team was small and overstretched with few checks in place compared to other BDCs, raising flags about the company's valuation process

    60% confidence
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