How much did US private companies raise in May 2009?

721 companies reported raises totalling $3.5bn on SEC Form D in May 2009. Health was the largest sector at $985m, and CA the largest state at $1.2bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.

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Which industries raised the most?

Health led with $985m across 132 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Health132$985m28%
Technology236$858m24%
Other140$608m17%
Consumer & industrial72$588m17%
Energy60$266m7%
Finance48$151m4%
Real estate33$94.2m3%

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.

CompanyWhereIndustryDateAmount
Clovis Oncology, Inc.Boulder, COHealth15 May 2009$146m
Clovis Oncology, Inc.Boulder, COHealth15 May 2009$146m
TESLA MOTORS INCSan Carlos, CAConsumer & industrial11 May 2009$136m
Broder Bros., Co.Trevose, PAOther15 May 2009$97m
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INCCharlotte, NCConsumer & industrial4 May 2009$92.4m
XANODYNE PHARMACEUTICALS INCNewport, KYHealth15 May 2009$87.8m
SRE ALABAMA 2 LLCCharlotte, NCConsumer & industrial4 May 2009$85.6m
CORNERSTONE ACCEPTANCE CorpCharlotte, NCConsumer & industrial4 May 2009$85.6m
ExactTarget, Inc.Indianapolis, INTechnology1 May 2009$70m
SPECIAL EVENT HOLDING INCLos Angeles, CAOther28 May 2009$68.2m
MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS 09-A, L.P.Tyler, TXEnergy14 May 2009$63.9m
POWER ONE INCCamarillo, CATechnology8 May 2009$60m
Calisolar Inc.Sunnyvale, CAEnergy26 May 2009$60m
TANDEM DIABETES CARE INCSan Diego, CATechnology18 May 2009$52.3m
CALIX NETWORKS INCPetaluma, CATechnology29 May 2009$50m
HELICON THERAPEUTICS INCSan Diego, CAHealth22 May 2009$50m
Cempra Holdings, LLCChapel Hill, NCHealth13 May 2009$46m
LIFELOCK, INC.Tempe, AZOther14 May 2009$40.1m
Cleversafe, IncChicago, ILTechnology21 May 2009$36.6m
CBS PERSONNEL HOLDINGS INCCincinnati, OHOther27 May 2009$35m
SELECT COMFORT CORPMinneapolis, MNConsumer & industrial22 May 2009$35m
IBG LLCGreenwich, CTFinance18 May 2009$34.8m
AVID RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Philadelphia, PAHealth5 May 2009$34.5m
MATADOR RESOURCES CODallas, TXEnergy15 May 2009$31.5m
Opko Health, Inc.Miami, FLHealth26 May 2009$31m

Which states raised the most?

CA led with $1.2bn across 209 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
CA209$1.2bn
CO29$382m
NC17$326m
PA18$172m
TX47$161m
FL35$136m
IL24$131m
MA41$98.8m
KY9$90.2m
IN10$85m
WA31$83.9m
AZ13$75.2m
OH22$73.1m
CT16$72.3m
GA20$68.8m
NY30$58.7m
MN7$54.3m
MD9$53m
NJ12$47.1m
TN9$28.7m
VA15$24.4m
OK3$17.7m
UT5$15.1m
DC1$15m
LA9$14.7m

Sources

  1. SEC Form D data sets (quarterly)
  2. How the numbers are built