The following outlines the major reasons why businesses may choose to use debt financing over issuing equity when capital is needed. Businesses and other entities can finance their enterprises by issuing equity or using debt, such as borrowing funds through loans or by issuing notes. Unlike equity, debt has a specified interest rate and a schedule of dates when interest is to be paid...
You’ve decided to invest in a short-term private debt Security. Or, perhaps, a private equity investment. Great! Now what? Let’s review what you can expect in the way of Closing Documents, such as the Private Placement Memorandum. Closing Documents include agreements between the Issuer and the Investor in which the parties commit to participate in the offering and state the specific terms of the...
Been watching the stock market recently? Does it make you feel warm and fuzzy, or, like many investors, do you feel a bit uncertain and powerless? If so, join other Investors seeking higher returns, lower volatility, less correlation, and greater flexibility across their portfolios by investing some of their wealth in “Alternative Investments.” 1. Nature of the Investment Return The investment...
The following defines the different types of loans. Asset-Based or Asset-Backed Lending: This is a business loan secured by collateral, such as Inventory, Accounts Receivable, equipment and other forms of Balance Sheet assets. It typically provides financing to borrowers who have high Debt-to-equity ratios and low cash flows. Interest rates on these loans are lower than those available to...
The Federal government, and its regulatory agencies, are hard at work protecting investors. Here’s a handy précis of the rules and regulations that Issuers follow when introducing Private Placements. There is a broad body of law and regulations governing public Securities. What surprises many is the extent of the same for private Securities. Let’s review some of the principal laws and...
If a Broker-Dealer offers you Private Placement investment opportunities, wouldn’t you like to know that there’s some regulatory oversight over it? Let’s define both a Broker and a Dealer so that we’re on a level playing field. What is a Broker? According to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ”Exchange Act”), a Broker is “any person engaged in the business of effecting transactions in...
The following provides a brief review of the SEC Rules defining the manner of offering private Securities to Accredited Investors Regulation D was established by the SEC in the 1980’s to define, more specifically, a manner of privately offering Securities. Most companies issuing private Securities do so by following one of the Rules within Regulation D. Rule 501 created the Accredited...
The information below provides a brief summary of SEC Rule 506(c) which allowed, for the first time, “general solicitations” of Private Placements to Accredited Investors. Regulation D was established by the SEC in the 1980’s to define more specifically a manner of privately offering Securities. Most companies issuing private Securities do so by following one of the Rules within Regulation D. ...
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