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Hercules Capital Receives Investment Grade Rating Upgrade to BBB from Fitch Ratings, Inc.
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 16, 2025--Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) ("Hercules" or the "Company"), the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, today announced that Fitch Ratings, Inc. ("Fitch") has upgraded Hercules’ investment grade credit and corporate rating to BBB from BBB- with a stable outlook, as well as its underlying analys
About this update from Hercules Capital, Inc.
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