Patriot Capital Funding Management to Participate at RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference in Boston on September 17, 2008

Business Wire, Sept 11, 2008

WESTPORT, Conn. -- Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (NasdaqGS: PCAP), a specialty finance company providing flexible financing solutions to small- to mid-sized companies primarily in transactions initiated by private equity sponsors, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Buckanavage is scheduled to participate on the "Niche BDC Investing: Balancing Risk and Reward Potential" panel at the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference on September 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM (ET).

The Conference is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston, located at 200 Boylston Street. Investors will be able to listen to a live webcast of the panel discussion by logging on to http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rbc92/panel11/ or via the link in the 'Investor Relations' section at www.patcapfunding.com.

About Patriot Capital Funding, Inc.

Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (www.patcapfunding.com) is a specialty finance company providing customized financing solutions primarily to private equity sponsors focused on making investments in small- to mid-sized companies. Patriot Capital Funding typically invests in companies with annual revenues ranging from $10 million to $100 million that operate in diverse industry sectors. Investments usually take the form of senior secured loans, junior secured loans, subordinated debt investments in addition to equity or equity-related instruments. Patriot Capital Funding also offers "one-stop" financing, which typically includes a revolving credit line, one or more senior term loans and a subordinated debt investment. Patriot Capital Funding makes equity co-investments of generally up to $3.0 million and, to a lesser extent, investments in broadly syndicated loans.