Fourteen Hercules Portfolio Companies Have Completed or Announced an IPO or M&A Liquidity Event Year-to-Date 2015

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) (“Hercules”), the leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture growth stage companies backed by leading venture capital firms, is pleased to announce the latest liquidity events for two (2) of its portfolio companies: Cerecor Inc. (Nasdaq:CERCU), which recently completed an initial public offering (“IPO”); and nContact, Inc., which was recently acquired.