How much did US private companies raise in December 2008?
257 companies reported raises totalling $1.5bn on SEC Form D in December 2008. Finance was the largest sector at $473m, and CA the largest state at $553m. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.
Which industries raised the most?
Finance led with $473m across 33 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.
| Industry | Raises | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 33 | $473m | 31% |
| Other | 47 | $341m | 22% |
| Technology | 87 | $277m | 18% |
| Health | 36 | $180m | 12% |
| Real estate | 15 | $126m | 8% |
| Energy | 24 | $88.8m | 6% |
| Consumer & industrial | 15 | $52.3m | 3% |
What were the largest raises?
The 25 largest filings of the month, with the issuer's own SEC record linked where the filing index is known.
| Company | Where | Industry | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ | Spokane, WA | Finance | 5 Dec 2008 | $303m |
| SolFocus, Inc. | Mountain View, CA | Other | 19 Dec 2008 | $77.6m |
| COBIZ FINANCIAL INC | Denver, CO | Finance | 19 Dec 2008 | $64.5m |
| CATALYST BIOSCIENCES INC | South San Fransicso, CA | Health | 1 Dec 2008 | $40.4m |
| ANAPHORE, INC. | San Diego, CA | Other | 9 Dec 2008 | $39.9m |
| Attensity Group, Inc. | Palo Alto, CA | Other | 9 Dec 2008 | $39.6m |
| CITY FINANCE Co LLC | New York, NY | Real estate | 9 Dec 2008 | $38.1m |
| SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES LLC | Sioux Falls, SD | Real estate | 4 Dec 2008 | $30.8m |
| TXL HOLDING CORP | New York, NY | Other | 16 Dec 2008 | $30.6m |
| ALIOS BIOPHARMA INC | South San Francisco, CA | Health | 23 Dec 2008 | $30.2m |
| LUXTERA INC | Carlsbad, CA | Technology | 23 Dec 2008 | $29.9m |
| Bank of Marin Bancorp | Novato, CA | Finance | 5 Dec 2008 | $28m |
| APP HOLDINGS, INC | Chicago, IL | Other | 30 Dec 2008 | $26.5m |
| Fallbrook Technologies Inc | San Diego, CA | Technology | 18 Dec 2008 | $25.4m |
| VENIO HOLDING CORP | New York, NY | Other | 31 Dec 2008 | $24.1m |
| WATERHEALTH INTERNATIONAL INC | Irvine, CA | Health | 24 Dec 2008 | $22.2m |
| ENERGY COAL RESOURCES, INC. | Ashland, KY | Energy | 30 Dec 2008 | $19.7m |
| KEAHOLE SOLAR POWER LLC | Honolulu, HI | Energy | 1 Dec 2008 | $17.9m |
| KSP EQUITIES 1 LLC | Honolulu, HI | Other | 1 Dec 2008 | $16.6m |
| CFX BATTERY INC | Azusa, CA | Technology | 2 Dec 2008 | $15.2m |
| TNP 2008 Participating Notes Program, LLC | Irvine, CA | Real estate | 17 Dec 2008 | $15.1m |
| PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Marquette, MI | Consumer & industrial | 16 Dec 2008 | $15m |
| Emergent Game Technologies Inc | Calabasas, CA | Technology | 10 Dec 2008 | $14.4m |
| MARATHON TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Littleton, MA | Technology | 17 Dec 2008 | $13.5m |
| R2 SEMICONDUCTOR INC | Sunnyvale, CA | Technology | 24 Dec 2008 | $13m |
Which states raised the most?
CA led with $553m across 66 raises.
| State | Raises | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 66 | $553m |
| WA | 16 | $340m |
| NY | 17 | $120m |
| CO | 7 | $78.3m |
| OH | 19 | $61.7m |
| HI | 16 | $49.7m |
| TX | 17 | $43.7m |
| MA | 10 | $36.7m |
| SD | 2 | $35.1m |
| PA | 19 | $33.4m |
| IL | 6 | $32.6m |
| MN | 7 | $29.6m |
| FL | 8 | $22.9m |
| KY | 3 | $20.6m |
| MI | 2 | $15.8m |
| VA | 3 | $13m |
| IN | 2 | $12m |
| NJ | 5 | $8.4m |
| AZ | 5 | $7.5m |
| UT | 6 | $5.2m |
| MD | 3 | $4.5m |
| KS | 2 | $1.9m |
| WI | 1 | $1.9m |
| NC | 1 | $1.7m |
| CT | 1 | $1.5m |