How much did US private companies raise in February 2012?
690 companies reported raises totalling $4.1bn on SEC Form D in February 2012. Technology was the largest sector at $1bn, and CA the largest state at $1.3bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.
Which industries raised the most?
Technology led with $1bn across 200 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.
| Industry | Raises | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 200 | $1bn | 25% |
| Consumer & industrial | 82 | $972m | 24% |
| Other | 133 | $861m | 21% |
| Health | 130 | $539m | 13% |
| Real estate | 50 | $271m | 7% |
| Energy | 47 | $222m | 5% |
| Finance | 48 | $216m | 5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP | Wyomissing, PA | Consumer & industrial | 29 Feb 2012 | $433m |
| ACACIA RESEARCH CORP | Newport Beach, CA | Technology | 21 Feb 2012 | $225m |
| Army & Air Force Exchange Service | Dallas, TX | Consumer & industrial | 28 Feb 2012 | $200m |
| Drilling Info Holdings, Inc. | Austin, TX | Technology | 29 Feb 2012 | $166m |
| Aquilex Holdings LLC | Atlanta, GA | Other | 3 Feb 2012 | $150m |
| LIFELOCK, INC. | Tempe, AZ | Other | 7 Feb 2012 | $121m |
| ONE STONE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | New York, NY | Other | 8 Feb 2012 | $109m |
| U.S. Well Services, LLC | Houston, TX | Energy | 21 Feb 2012 | $106m |
| Vocus, Inc. | Beltsville, MD | Consumer & industrial | 24 Feb 2012 | $86.6m |
| YAMMER INC | San Francisco, CA | Other | 28 Feb 2012 | $85m |
| FIH GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC | San Francisoco, CA | Other | 16 Feb 2012 | $80.8m |
| SOLARCITY CORP | San Mateo, CA | Technology | 24 Feb 2012 | $66m |
| WILLIAM LYON HOMES | Newport Beach, CA | Real estate | 25 Feb 2012 | $60m |
| AMYRIS, INC. | Emeryville, CA | Consumer & industrial | 23 Feb 2012 | $58.7m |
| Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | San Diego, CA | Health | 24 Feb 2012 | $37.8m |
| FOREST OIL CORP | Denver, CO | Energy | 13 Feb 2012 | $35.5m |
| Vitacost.com, Inc. | Boca Raton, FL | Consumer & industrial | 16 Feb 2012 | $34.8m |
| SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC | Redwood City, CA | Technology | 21 Feb 2012 | $30m |
| SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY INC | Norfolk, NE | Real estate | 1 Feb 2012 | $30m |
| C3 JIAN INC | Inglewood, CA | Other | 22 Feb 2012 | $30m |
| Apollo Global Management LLC | New York, NY | Finance | 13 Feb 2012 | $28.9m |
| U.S. Security Associates, L.P. | New York, NY | Consumer & industrial | 10 Feb 2012 | $27.7m |
| ProNerve Holdings, LLC | Chicago, IL | Health | 17 Feb 2012 | $26m |
| AMYRIS, INC. | Emeryville, CA | Consumer & industrial | 27 Feb 2012 | $25m |
| Winston-Salem Office DST | Oak Brook, IL | Real estate | 15 Feb 2012 | $24.5m |
Which states raised the most?
CA led with $1.3bn across 173 raises.
| State | Raises | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 173 | $1.3bn |
| TX | 45 | $566m |
| PA | 41 | $489m |
| NY | 61 | $301m |
| GA | 12 | $191m |
| MD | 10 | $133m |
| AZ | 10 | $133m |
| NJ | 28 | $129m |
| IL | 24 | $129m |
| FL | 33 | $94m |
| CO | 21 | $88.7m |
| MA | 36 | $79.4m |
| NE | 4 | $52.1m |
| VA | 10 | $44.2m |
| MI | 7 | $41.4m |
| OH | 12 | $40.2m |
| WA | 26 | $38.9m |
| RI | 4 | $35.3m |
| NH | 5 | $26.1m |
| DC | 5 | $23.4m |
| NV | 14 | $23.1m |
| OR | 14 | $22.2m |
| NC | 10 | $21.8m |
| MO | 6 | $20m |
| SC | 1 | $14m |