{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"18738","rtpr_id":"nACSpCJS2a","ticker":"HTGC","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["HTGC"],"title":"Pomerantz LLP Shares Class Action Details With Investors in NEW YORK CITY, NY – HTGC","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-05-04T11:00:08.368Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 4,\n2026 / Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed\nagainst Hercules Capital, Inc. (\"Hercules\" or the \"Company\")\n(NYSE:HTGC).   Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at\nnewaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980, (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980.\nThose who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address,\ntelephone number, and the number of shares purchased.\n\nThe class action concerns whether Hercules and certain of its officers and/or\ndirectors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business\npractices.\n\nYou have until May 19, 2026, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff\nfor the class if you purchased or otherwise acquired Hercules securities\nduring the Class Period. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at\nwww.pomerantzlaw.com.        \n\n[Click here for information about joining the class action]\n(https://pomlaw.com/learn-more-form?company=HTGC)\n\nOn February 27, 2026, Hunterbrook Media published a short report entitled \"The\nMyth of Hercules Capital.\" The report alleged that, \"according to a former\nHercules analyst who worked on deal sourcing\" the Company's process for deal\nsourcing essentially amounted to \"going on the website for Google Ventures and\njust see what they invest in and just copy it.\" The report stated, according\nto a former employee, deal sourcing managers \"don't want anything else,\" and\nessentially just rely on other investors to have done due diligence, instead\nof doing their own. The report continued, revealing that, \"once Hercules makes\nthe loans, the valuation process itself may warrant scrutiny,\" as \"[a] former\nmember of Hercules' finance team described a small, overstretched team with\nfew checks in place.\" This second former employee revealed the valuations team\n\"consisted of just four people in a single reporting line responsible for\ndozens of companies,\" with \"few checks or cross-team review.\" The former\nemployee noted this was contrary to how things were done at other public\ncompanies where, in contrast \"[t]here is a strong push to do things the right\nway, to reinvent, to make sure that we're double-checking, triple-checking.\"\nThe report stated the former employee found this was not the case at Hercules.\nThe report also alleged that Hercules Capital underrepresents its significant\nsoftware debt exposure. The report stated the Company does this, in part, by\n\"assigning certain businesses that describe themselves as software companies\nto categories outside of software.\" The report also cast doubt on to the\nCompany's book value, which marks its software debt \"at 100 cents on the\ndollar\" despite \"billions worth of [software] debt across the industry falling\ninto distressed territory.\"\n\nFollowing publication of the Hunterbrook report, Hercules's stock price fell\n$1.22 per share, or 7.91%, to close at $14.21 per share on February 27, 2026.\n\nPomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris,\nand Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of\ncorporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late\nAbraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz\npioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years\nlater, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the\nrights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and\ncorporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar\ndamages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.\n\nAttorney advertising.  Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nSOURCE: Pomerantz LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/pomerantz-llp-shares-class-action-details-with-investors-in-new-1151816)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSpCJS2a","title":"Pomerantz LLP Shares Class Action Details With Investors in NEW YORK CITY, NY – HTGC","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"HTGC","created":"2026-05-04T11:00:08.368Z","tickers":["HTGC"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 4,\n2026 / Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed\nagainst Hercules Capital, Inc. (\"Hercules\" or the \"Company\")\n(NYSE:HTGC).   Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at\nnewaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980, (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980.\nThose who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address,\ntelephone number, and the number of shares purchased.\n\nThe class action concerns whether Hercules and certain of its officers and/or\ndirectors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business\npractices.\n\nYou have until May 19, 2026, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff\nfor the class if you purchased or otherwise acquired Hercules securities\nduring the Class Period. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at\nwww.pomerantzlaw.com.        \n\n[Click here for information about joining the class action]\n(https://pomlaw.com/learn-more-form?company=HTGC)\n\nOn February 27, 2026, Hunterbrook Media published a short report entitled \"The\nMyth of Hercules Capital.\" The report alleged that, \"according to a former\nHercules analyst who worked on deal sourcing\" the Company's process for deal\nsourcing essentially amounted to \"going on the website for Google Ventures and\njust see what they invest in and just copy it.\" The report stated, according\nto a former employee, deal sourcing managers \"don't want anything else,\" and\nessentially just rely on other investors to have done due diligence, instead\nof doing their own. The report continued, revealing that, \"once Hercules makes\nthe loans, the valuation process itself may warrant scrutiny,\" as \"[a] former\nmember of Hercules' finance team described a small, overstretched team with\nfew checks in place.\" This second former employee revealed the valuations team\n\"consisted of just four people in a single reporting line responsible for\ndozens of companies,\" with \"few checks or cross-team review.\" The former\nemployee noted this was contrary to how things were done at other public\ncompanies where, in contrast \"[t]here is a strong push to do things the right\nway, to reinvent, to make sure that we're double-checking, triple-checking.\"\nThe report stated the former employee found this was not the case at Hercules.\nThe report also alleged that Hercules Capital underrepresents its significant\nsoftware debt exposure. The report stated the Company does this, in part, by\n\"assigning certain businesses that describe themselves as software companies\nto categories outside of software.\" The report also cast doubt on to the\nCompany's book value, which marks its software debt \"at 100 cents on the\ndollar\" despite \"billions worth of [software] debt across the industry falling\ninto distressed territory.\"\n\nFollowing publication of the Hunterbrook report, Hercules's stock price fell\n$1.22 per share, or 7.91%, to close at $14.21 per share on February 27, 2026.\n\nPomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris,\nand Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of\ncorporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late\nAbraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz\npioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years\nlater, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the\nrights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and\ncorporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar\ndamages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.\n\nAttorney advertising.  Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nSOURCE: Pomerantz LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/pomerantz-llp-shares-class-action-details-with-investors-in-new-1151816)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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