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Unicorns vs Giants

The term Unicorn in the venture capital industry was first coined by venture capitalist Aileen Lee in 2013 to describe the emergence of a small group of $1B+ private companies[…]

Big Banks Are Mainstreaming PE

The private market is one of the fastest growing and most coveted asset class, big banks are rushing in to secure their piece of the pie. Early this year, we[…]

Meet Us At the Juncture of Crypto and the Private Markets

2021 has been a robust year, with crypto undoubtedly being top of mind for credible investors and financial institutions, which have been launching new crypto products and services. InvestX latest[…]

TradingTech Insight Awards 2021 USA – Best Exchange or Trading Venue Technology Suite

About the TradingTech Insight Awards USA These awards are designed to recognise excellence in trading solutions and services for capital markets and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading[…]

WealthManagement.com – 2021 Industry Awards Finalist

Now in its 7th year, the WealthManagement.com Industry Awards celebrates the companies, individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding achievement in support of financial advisor success. Our awards program can provide[…]

Gimme A Piece of That Pie: InvestX is Giving the Sell-Side a Platform to Gain Access to The Most Coveted Asset Class

In Q1 2021, gyrations in the market occurred as investors wavered between the optimism of the COVID vaccination rollout and fear of another lockdown. Stimulus packages throughout North America coupled[…]

ROFR, the Biggest Hurdle

As we recently discussed in our latest article Complexities of Investing in Late-Stage Private Equity, there are many obstacles to overcome to successfully purchase shares of Late-Stage Private Equity. With[…]

Complexities of Investing in Late-Stage Private Equity

Public stock prices are at an all-time high and sagacious investors are ogling Late-Stage Private Equity, vying to place the earliest bids on the next Palantir or Airbnb. Pre-IPO is[…]

The New Way Unicorns Go Public, SPACs

In today’s business news, a word we hear more and more is SPAC. SPAC is short for Special Purpose Acquisition Company, which is a company with no commercial operations that[…]

“Beyond the 2020 IPO”

After the pandemic took global effect there was a short lull of IPO’s from February through May of 2020. As the fiscal and monetary stimulus began to roll out, the[…]

Palantir Case Study

aSince its direct listing, Palantir’s (PLTR) explosive stock movement has taken over the financial news. Palantir offered its stock to the public on September 30th with an initial valuation of[…]

InvestX Launches GEM, a Trading Platform Delivering Access to Late-Stage Private Equity

Enabling broker-dealers with greater access, liquidity and transparency in the private markets InvestX, a leading private equity marketplace that empowers broker-dealers to trade in Late-Stage Private Equity, announces the launch[…]

The Shrinking Public Market: Making Small Investors Losers

Over the past 20 years, a dramatic shift has been taking place in the capital markets. According to Pantheon, the number of publicly listed companies in the U.S. has declined by 50%[…]

Forget hedge funds, private equity is where it’s at!

Hedge Funds, Options, Futures, Exchange Traded Funds, Stocks, Bonds and Private Equity…. so many to choose from. Learn about the recent trends in how the biggest players are allocating their portfolios. In the[…]