Private Company Stock

Do Secondary Stock Exchanges Work?

May 20, 2011
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Yesterday LinkedIn made their first initial public offering.  Previous to this initial public offering general investors were able to buy their shares on secondary stock exchanges.  This IPO validated the value that secondary exchanges can add. Private exchanges take LinkedIn victory lap By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — LinkedIn Corp.’s dramatic first-day splash [...]

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Will The Government Support Small Business?

May 12, 2011
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Small business funding has a been a hot topic lately.  Recently some online private stock exchanges have popped up.  In many cases people feel that the regulations needs to be changed on small business funding.  The question is how do they change it and what type of impact will it have. SEC May Make Small [...]

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What Companies Should VC’s Invest In?

May 11, 2011
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The co-founder of Netscape Marc Andreesssen has started to do venture capital in silicon valley.  He has taken a different approach then many of the silicon valley venture capital firms.  He is not investing in companies that are recreating the wheel.  He is investing in companies that are already successful and have a lot of [...]

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How Should Private Stock Be Regulated?

May 9, 2011
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With the fast pace growth of many private companies, the buying and selling of private stock has become a big issue.  Many people are waiting to see if the SEC is going to set new regulation on private stock. Guidance Is Sought on Private Trading of Closely Held Companies By JEAN EAGLESHAM SecondMarket Holdings Inc., [...]

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Should The Public Be Able To Buy Private Stock?

May 7, 2011
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A hot topic right now is the buying and selling of private stock.  There are so many hot companies that are opting to stay private longer.  The questions remains should common investors be able to buy and sell this stock or should it just be limited to a minimum amount of investors that are accredited. [...]

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Should Employees Be Allowed To Sell Stock?

May 5, 2011
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Co-founder of Zynga, Andy Trader is currently in a legal battle with the company over his attempt to sell some of his private stock.  With so many private companies being so hot, this may be a precedent setting situation. O’Brien: Zynga blocks co-founder’s stock sale By Chris O’Brien Social gaming leader Zynga hasn’t even gone [...]

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Is It Finally The Time For Private Exchanges?

May 3, 2011
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs created their own private stock exchange.  At the time there was not enough trading volume to keep the exchange going.  They have now teamed up with other players to work on a private exchange that has much more investors.  With trading volume coming back now may be the time to have [...]

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Are Private Stocks A Good Buy?

May 2, 2011
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With some privately held companies getting really large valuations there has been demand to purchase some of their private stock.  Many investment funds have been quietly buying up some of these shares on private stock exchanges. Buying Stocks Before They Go Public By RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN Want to get a piece of Facebook Inc. or [...]

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Are Private Companies Hurt By Stock Sales?

April 24, 2011
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There are many people in Silicon Valley that are cashing out on their private stock.  There are many different ways that these share holders are able to sell this stock before it is made public.  In some cases these private companies are not thrilled with their stock being sold before they IPO. Silicon Valley Cashes [...]

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Should They Approve The VC Passport?

April 19, 2011
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The EU is thinking about making a passport so that private equity and VC funds can invest in any country in the EU. Venture Capital Funds May Get ‘Passport’ to Invest Across EU By Jim Brunsden Venture-capital funds in the European Union may be granted a “passport” to invest anywhere in the EU under proposals [...]

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