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MARKET OVERVIEW FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 22nd - AUGUST 28th

This past week Capital Hunter identified a total of 52 funding events globally that merit attention. Of the 52 companies globally that we identified, 46 of the funding events were by U.S. companies. 27 U.S. based companies are privately held and 19 are publicly traded companies; moreover, 37 of them raised equity capital and 9 secured debt financing. Below are the active investors Capital Hunter, Inc. identified for this reporting period:

NOTE: Capital Hunter, Inc. tracks investment bankers that work public financings and whether the banker has an analyst.

A few of the companies that received financing from some of the above mentioned investors are highlighted below:

FUNDED COMPANIES - Week of August 22 - August 28

Fortinet Inc. is a later stage privately held company located in Santa Clara, CA and provides network protection systems designed to break the content processing barrier, and deliver application level services: virus protection and content filtering along with firewall, VPN, intrusion detection, and traffic shaping functions. CEO, Ken Xie, was able to secure $30 million in a Series D equity financing from prominent venture investors: Redpoint Ventures and MeriTech Capital Partners

Myogen, Inc. is a later stage privately held company located in Westminister, CO and is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. CEO, Dr. J. William Freytag, secured $40 million in a series D round from tier 1 venture capitalists: New Enterprise Associates, InterWest Partners, Sequel Venture Partners, Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund LLP, Pacific Rim Ventures, JPMorgan Partners and CMEA Ventures

Zilliant, Inc. is a later stage privately held company located in Austin, TX and provides price and revenue optimization software solutions to help companies define and manage their ecommerce pricing so as to maximize profits and increase customer value for both on and offline businesses. CEO, Greg Peters, was able to secure $14.5 million in equity from venture investors: Austin Ventures, Trellis Partners, ABS Ventures, and JP Morgan Partners

HIGHLIGHTS

Total debt and equity financings in the United States decreased this reporting period by 37% to $1.194 billion, compared to last week's $1.887 billion. Below you will find a break down of this week's financings in the United States, Canada, and internationally:

EQUITY INVESTMENTS

Total equity capital raised by U.S. companies this week was $497 million. Below are straightforward graphs so that you can quickly see how the equity investments were distributed by Geography, Industry and Stage of Development:

GEOGRAPHY

Virginia companies raised 28% of the total $497 million in equity raised in the United States this past week. One of the larger equity deals in Virginia this reporting period was MCG Capital Corporation an Arlington based publicly traded company. MCG Capital Corporation is traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol MCGC. MCG Capital Corporation is a financial services company that lends to and invests in small- and medium-sized private U.S. companies within the communications, information services, media and technology industry sectors. The company has raised $101 million in equity through a follow-on public offering.

Note: States that received equity funding less than $15 million was included with the OTHER category.

INDUSTRY

Biotech companies received 25% of the total $497 million in equity raised in the United States this period. The largest biotech deal this past week was Myogen, Inc.

Note: Industries that received equity funding of $25 million or less were included with the OTHER category.

STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

NASDAQ companies raised 37% of the equity this period. MCG Capital Corporation was the largest NASDAQ deal this reporting period.

VENTURE CAPITAL

Venture capitalists in the United States invested 3% more dollars this past week compared to the week before and funded 20 Companies for a total of $229 million. The average venture capital deal size this week was approximately $11.45 million. Below you will find the Year to Date Venture Capital investment activity in the United States: