PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) (“Hercules” or the “Company”), the leading specialty finance company to innovative, high-growth venture capital-backed companies, today announced that it has expanded into Southern California, the third largest U.S. venture capital investment region. Tim Barnes, a former Silicon Valley Bank vice president, has joined Hercules’ investment team as a Managing Director to lead the new Los Angeles office, which