Despite Pandemic, Capital Raising Remains Resilient for Alternative Investment Industry
From a capital-raising and investor equity perspective, the alternative investment industry’s verdict on 2020 might be “it could have been worse.” The COVID-19 pandemic slowed capital formation in the late spring and early summer. But several...
Could the Presidential Election Mean More Changes Ahead for 1031 Tax Exchanges?
The results of the presidential election could mean major changes ahead for Section 1031 Tax Exchanges (also known as like-kind exchanges), which many investors use to defer taxes on profits from their real estate transactions. Over the summer, Joe...
Capital Formation Strategies: Understanding the Difference Between Venture Capital and Private Equity
For companies and entrepreneurs looking into raising capital, the terms used to delineate classes of investors can be confusing—particularly when they are misused or misunderstood by the media or the public at large. For example, private equity and...
Recent Proposed Regulations for 1031 Tax Exchanges
Section 1031 tax exchanges are a critical tax planning tool used by investors to help defer taxes that would otherwise be incurred on gains from a real estate transaction. In June, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a series of proposed...
SEC Proposal Could Provide New Exemptions for ‘Finders’
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed loosening the restrictions on finders —people who, for a fee, introduce potential investors to securities issuers— in a move that could have a significant impact on capital formation strategies...
Regulation Best Interest Sets a New Bar for Broker Dealers
The COVID-19 pandemic may have put a damper on business activity this summer, but it didn’t motivate the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to delay the June 30th compliance deadline for Regulation Best Interest. SEC Regulation Best Interest,...