Strategy

May 31, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen, a secondary marketplace for private securities, has distributed a post t0utuing the secondary market for private securities during a slow period of primary issuance and funding rounds. Of course, this is to the benefit of EquityZen as it is what the company provides, but… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest co-founder Christian Faes says he’s pleased to be launching Faes & Co. Based out of the US, a new firm that will focus on “building and investing in technology-enabled direct lending businesses, alongside their own private credit fund.” Faes says he’s learned “a lot… Read More

May 30, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital continues its strategic expansion, by appointing David Allanson to its Board as a Non-Exec Director. Following a 30 year+ career in commercial lending, latterly as Regional MD, Lloyds Corporate Banking, David has for the last 6 years “taken up several non-executive/board advisory roles,… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen is out with another note reiterating its expectation that the initial public offering (IPO) market will pick up toward the end of the year. Currently, IPOs during Q1 of 2023 were pretty tame, with just 33 IPOs on US exchanges. According to EY, the… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SolomonEdwards, a national professional services firm, is proud to announce the acquisition of 29Bison – a human capital advisory organization for the investment community – “specializing in performing due diligence, value optimization, and pre- and post-transaction services.” 29Bison reportedly “helps companies evaluate and design the… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Dalmore Group, a broker-dealer that has emerged as a top provider of securities crowdfunding services, has become a leading platform enabling fractionalized assets. Fractionalization may be most frequently associated with broker platforms that allow investors to purchase a fraction of high-priced shares to make it… Read More

May 18, 2023 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, CI reported that ten companies that raised money under the Regulation A (Reg A+) securities exemption were the targets of enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All of these issuers settled with the Commission by paying a penalty ranging… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nordea has completed the acquisition of the Swedish digital pension broker platform Advinans, following receipt of the regulatory approvals. The acquisition reportedly “strengthens Nordea’s life and pension offering in Sweden and accelerates the bank’s strategic ambitions within savings.” The acquisition of Advinans fits well with… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Video: Key Questions for a Securities Crowdfunding Round. If you are raising money in a securities crowdfunding offering, you have multiple options as to how you pursue a funding round. First, you choose a securities exemption; Reg CF, Reg A+, or Reg D 506c. Reg… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Phil Haslett, co-founder and Chief Strategy officer at EquityZen, believes that the ongoing bank crisis could be a catalyst for the initial public offering (IPO) market in 2023. So this may be a bit of a stretch, but Haslett sees the collapse of Silicon Valley… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Private equity markets around the world remain subdued due to economic challenges and geopolitical strife. At the same time, online capital formation, a growing component of capital markets, remains robust – at least in the US. According to a report by Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA),… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has reportedly made its initial entry into Latin America with a launch in Brazil. Revolut‘s global account will provide local consumers with foreign exchange and remittance capabilities in 27 different currencies, along with having a payment card that is accepted in over 150 nations…. Read More

April 29, 2023 @ 7:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, released the following statement: “Tradeweb is in advanced discussions to acquire Yieldbroker, an Australian government bond and interest rate derivatives trading platform covering the institutional, wholesale, and… Read More

April 26, 2023 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zinnia, a life and annuity insurance technology and digital services company, today announced it is acquiring Policygenius, a digital insurance marketplace. The acquisition “lays the foundation for the industry’s first front-to-back architecture to power the entire insurance value chain and better serve carriers, advisors, and… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Peach Finance recently conducted a survey of fintech lenders in order to obtain their feedback and insights regarding the current state of lending.. As the fintech industry continues to grow and evolve, one of the most promising areas of innovation is lending…. Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Gemini is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of Gemini Foundation — a non-US crypto derivatives platform. Their first derivatives contract “will be a BTC perpetual contract denominated in Gemini dollars (GUSD).” An ETH/GUSD perpetual contract “will launch soon thereafter.” Gemini Foundation… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, an online real estate investment platform that has recently added early-stage venture funding (the Innovation Fund) as an option, has provided an update on platform performance during Q1 2023 and at a time when markets are flagging. According to Fundrise, the average net return… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

More Millennial investors are participating in private equity markets, according to a report, as younger and risk-tolerant investors are seeking to maximize long-term wealth by allocating to higher-returning but higher-risk assets. This makes a lot of sense as public markets have declined, and private firms… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is reportedly getting ready for an anticipated “years-long” court case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This, according to a report from CNBC, which is citing comments from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. It appears that this update has come after the… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has announced its latest plan to become the “go-to bank” for the Web3 ecosystem, providing essential banking services to Web3 enterprises. In an effort to support this goal, ZA Bank has “become a Title Sponsor of the inaugural Hong Kong Web 3 Festival… Read More