Not exact matches
«However, I would like it on the record — as an expert who has thought about these issues nearly every
working hour over the last four years — that I'm convinced that without the SPV and 12g fixes, retail investors will be heavily disadvantaged as compared to accredited investors and
equity crowdfunding will ultimately be seen as a failure.
Stengel is joined on stage by Doug Ellenoff, a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing who has been actively involved in
working with federal government agencies as the rules are being rewritten, and Pelli Wang (on the right end of the couch), the venture director at SeedInvest, a leading
equity crowdfunding platform and early - stage VC fund.
The remarks frustrated a number of individuals currently
working with the Securities and Exchange Commission to make
equity crowdfunding a reality for regular investors.
Per - Investment Carry: However, if you were to pay carry on an investment - by - investment basis — as is the case with many
equity crowdfunding platforms — the math
works out very differently.
Let's have a clear understanding: the majority of
equity crowdfunding (or crowdinvesting) platforms that have recently flooded the market, are registered broker - dealers companies (or have to
work through registered broker dealers) and fundamentally is an alternative form of online investment banking for start - ups and early stage companies where as of now not a crowd — but only accredited investors are entitled to invest, just like in the good old days.
If you don't mind tying up cash for longer (~ 9 to 24 months) any of the older more - established top - name Real - Estate
Crowdfunding Debt Lenders (1st Lien Debt, not
Equity) providers have
worked well for me earning very high yields (~ 9 - 11 %).
It's the same dynamic I've seen in
equity crowdfunding platforms but should
work itself out over the next few years.