How much did US private companies raise in March 2012?
869 companies reported raises totalling $8.3bn on SEC Form D in March 2012. Energy was the largest sector at $2.8bn, and OK the largest state at $1.7bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.
Which industries raised the most?
Energy led with $2.8bn across 75 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.
| Industry | Raises | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 75 | $2.8bn | 34% |
| Other | 161 | $1.4bn | 17% |
| Technology | 255 | $1.2bn | 15% |
| Finance | 53 | $1.1bn | 13% |
| Health | 150 | $958m | 12% |
| Consumer & industrial | 95 | $445m | 5% |
| Real estate | 80 | $373m | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHK CLEVELAND TONKAWA LLC | Oklahoma City, OK | Energy | 29 Mar 2012 | $1.3bn |
| ERAC USA Finance LLC | St. Louis, MO | Finance | 15 Mar 2012 | $550m |
| ONEOK Partners LP | Tulsa, OK | Energy | 2 Mar 2012 | $460m |
| HALCON RESOURCES CORP | Houston, TX | Energy | 5 Mar 2012 | $400m |
| S-I IPVF Holdings, LLC | Houston, TX | Other | 26 Mar 2012 | $311m |
| ERAC USA Finance LLC | St. Louis, MO | Finance | 15 Mar 2012 | $300m |
| Sterling Mets, L.P. | Great Neck, NY | Other | 15 Mar 2012 | $240m |
| RMS Forest Growth III, L.P. | Birmingham, AL | Real estate | 30 Mar 2012 | $180m |
| MICROMET, INC. | Rockville, MD | Health | 7 Mar 2012 | $175m |
| LEGEND PICTURES LLC | Burbank, CA | Other | 29 Mar 2012 | $129m |
| Harvest Power, Inc. | Waltham, MA | Energy | 30 Mar 2012 | $110m |
| Ralco Holdings, Inc. | Irvine, CA | Consumer & industrial | 26 Mar 2012 | $100m |
| Red Leaf Resources Inc | Sandy, UT | Energy | 28 Mar 2012 | $97.5m |
| Violin Memory Inc | Mountain View, CA | Technology | 14 Mar 2012 | $96.2m |
| Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. | Houston, TX | Energy | 1 Mar 2012 | $77.9m |
| UNIVERSAL AMERICAN CORP. | Rye Brook, NY | Health | 2 Mar 2012 | $76.8m |
| DENBESTE WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC | Windsor, CA | Energy | 30 Mar 2012 | $73.2m |
| AMCP Retail Holdings Corp | Morgantown, WV | Other | 21 Mar 2012 | $69.3m |
| Rock Gaming Interactive LLC | Detroit, MI | Finance | 29 Mar 2012 | $68.3m |
| HORIZON PHARMA, INC. | Northbrook, IL | Health | 2 Mar 2012 | $65.9m |
| Sientra, Inc. | Santa Barbara, CA | Health | 28 Mar 2012 | $65m |
| DFI Holding Inc. | New York, NY | Consumer & industrial | 30 Mar 2012 | $54.9m |
| PLAYPHONE INC | San Jose, CA | Other | 1 Mar 2012 | $51.5m |
| NextNav Holdings, LLC | Mclean, VA | Technology | 23 Mar 2012 | $50.5m |
| Apptio Inc | Bellevue, WA | Technology | 9 Mar 2012 | $50m |
Which states raised the most?
OK led with $1.7bn across 10 raises.
| State | Raises | Total |
|---|---|---|
| OK | 10 | $1.7bn |
| CA | 190 | $1.4bn |
| TX | 76 | $1.1bn |
| MO | 6 | $856m |
| NY | 67 | $610m |
| MA | 64 | $356m |
| MD | 21 | $255m |
| IL | 30 | $201m |
| AL | 6 | $188m |
| CO | 42 | $158m |
| FL | 42 | $139m |
| WA | 31 | $137m |
| CT | 23 | $135m |
| MI | 10 | $122m |
| UT | 11 | $113m |
| OH | 15 | $102m |
| GA | 21 | $78.9m |
| WV | 3 | $77.3m |
| VA | 13 | $74.1m |
| MN | 10 | $67.5m |
| PA | 22 | $58m |
| DC | 6 | $57.7m |
| AZ | 21 | $54.6m |
| NJ | 18 | $47.8m |
| OR | 18 | $43.6m |