Tagged: private securities

July 8, 2025 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nasdaq Private Markets recently lured two EquityZen executives to join their burgeoning private securities trading marketplace. EquityZen is a top marketplace for providing trading in private shares. According to a statement issued by Nasdaq, Mike Buono previously led the institutional investment sales desk at EquityZen. He… Read More

July 6, 2025 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Typically, early-stage private firms are the realm of venture capitalists and the very wealthy. While there are multiple trading platforms where accredited investors may purchase these private shares, Republic is taking the concept further. Announced at the end of June, Republic revealed its first entry… Read More

June 27, 2025 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Jarsy wants to democratize access to private securities, and the platform has just emerged from stealth mode. According to a note from the firm, Jarsy has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Breyer Capital, along with the support of some well-known names. Other… Read More

June 23, 2025 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearstream, Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade services provider, is launching a digital solution to transform private market fund processing. Leveraging digital capabilities through its DLT-based platform FundsDLT and integrated “with Clearstream’s Vestima fund platform, the solution – currently being introduced with selected clients prior to a… Read More

June 13, 2025 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

While the IPO market appears to be waking from a long slumber with IPOs increasing by 55% versus Q1 2024, interest in private markets continues to grow. The obtuse rule upon regulation approach by policymakers for public markets has had its unintended but obvious effect… Read More

June 10, 2025 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) is scheduled to launch later this year. In a statement, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that the new marketplace would be introduced through a sandbox to test its design. The sandbox is now open,… Read More

May 15, 2025 @ 12:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fairmint, Inc., a registered SEC Transfer Agent, announced the launch of its “enterprise-grade” digital infrastructure for cap table management and private securities administration. The solution reportedly provides private companies with “a comprehensive, onchain platform for equity issuance, ownership verification, and compliant transfer of private securities.”… Read More

April 11, 2025 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

As public markets dim, private securities markets have boomed. Many early-stage firms seek to remain private for as long as possible due to burdensome regulatory requirements and excessive costs. This has pushed big money to jump to the head of the line and invest in… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Private securities markets have boomed in recent years, meanwhile, the number of publicly listed firms have been on the decline. This is largely due to the onerous cost and ongoing burden of becoming a public company – this and the fact there is an ocean… Read More

March 3, 2025 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the US, the number of publicly listed firms has been on the decline for many years now. The number of public firms listed on the London Stock Exchange has experienced a similar drop in the number of listings. This phenomenon has rattled policymakers in… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, a private market investment platform, has recently released “The Next Wave,” research conducted in partnership with a global management consulting firm. The research study reveals a fundamental transformation underway in “how retail investors approach and invest in private market opportunities.” The research, which surveyed… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 1:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

VC math, or valuations of private firms, has long been more of an art than a science. The friction between investors and firms raising capital is well known. Too low, and money is left on the table. Too high and a future down round, or… Read More

December 12, 2024 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

A recent report shares that Nasdaq Private Markets (NPM), a secondary trading platform for shares in private firms, has booked $6 billion in trades so far this year. In total, since its creation, NPM reports over $55 billion in transactional value and more than 250… Read More

December 10, 2024 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Investor Advisory Committee met today, and one of the topics reviewed was access to alternative assets. More specifically, the fast-growing private securities markets. Private securities in both debt and equity markets have boomed in recent years. Meanwhile, public securities have diminished due to… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) co-CEO Erik Hirsch visited with CNBC yesterday ostensibly to comment on the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of Reddit. The market has widely anticipated the IPO as public offerings have been moribund in recent years, and Reddit is a high-profile tech firm…. Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm BitGo is moving into the more traditional securities sector. According to a corporate release, Bitgo has acquired Brassica – a Fintech providing digital infrastructure services to facilitate private securities and other alternative investments. Details of the transaction were not immediately available. Focusing on institutions,… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 6:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

More gloom and doom in the marketplace. Forge is echoing what we are hearing from others that without heightened demand, prices are in decline for shares in private firms. According to a recent report by Forge, private companies are trading at a whopping 58% discount… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Templum, Inc., a provider of Cloud-based capital market infrastructure for alternative assets and private securities, announced today its partnership with Sydecar, a “frictionless” deal execution platform that provides venture investors, syndicates, and funding platforms with the foundational services needed to execute deals. The explosion of… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Sara Hanks has joined the Advisory Board of Upstream – part of Horizon. Upstream is a MERJ Exchange market providing liquidity for digital securities. MERJ supports both global issuers of traditional and digital securities indlucing issuance, trading, clearing, settlement, and registry. Hanks is well… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

I had to ask. Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) is booming right now. It has been a hot sector of tech for years, but the rise of ChatGPT has given it a boost as the consumer application is freely available to answer just about any… Read More