Tagged: nominee

April 15, 2020 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Special Purpose Vehicles or “SPVs” have long been requested by FINRA regulated platforms participating in the Reg CF sector of crowdfunding. Under current rules, SPVs are not allowed to be utilized. This may soon change as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed enabling… Read More

November 11, 2019 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has announced a new feature – the ability to offer a direct investment in a company raising capital online. Seedrs has long been known for its “Nominee” structure, a type of special purpose vehicle (SPV) that benefits both issuers and… Read More

February 24, 2019 @ 6:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the past week, Crowdcube has issued a request to change the Nominee terms for Monzo, a digital-only challenger bank that has gained Unicorn status. Monzo has crowdfunded several times on Crowdcube. The most recent crowdfunding round saw the Fintech raise £2 million in just two… Read More

January 2, 2018 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs is a trailblazer in the crowdfunding world. The UK was the first market to craft a regulatory regime that truly facilitated online capital formation for startups, scale ups, and more mature companies. The ecosystem has evolved to a point where crowdfunding is becoming the… Read More

May 14, 2017 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tennis star and Seedrs advisor Andy Murray has invested in three early-stage UK businesses. The Seedrs listed companies include Den, Morpher and Landbay. Murray’s Seedrs originated portfolio now stands at over 20 companies, according to the platform.  As has been the case in the past, Murray… Read More

March 23, 2014 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a recent profile on Seedrs written by Georgia Quinn she touched on the position of this equity crowdfunding platform and their approach in using a nominee structure for shareholders.  Last week on the Seedrs site they published a brief titled “Protecting Small Investors in Equity… Read More