Do you want to avoid SEC investigations?  Or least manage them more effectively? Learn a bit about how the SEC launches and runs investigations without actually being subject to one.

In this episode, I interview Jim Etri - Assistant Regional Director of the Dallas/Fort Worth section.*

• Even if you have signed an NDA with your (ex)employer, there are protections in place for whistleblowers.
• We also discussed why self-reporting potential securities violations may be the smartest thing to do.

* - his views are his own and not officially those of the SEC.

In this episode, Jason and I explore impact investing with Michael.*  Michael is an impact investor and we dive into motivations, themes and measurements of the efficient use of capital.

There is a human interest story in this episode and we hope you find value in our exploration of some of Michael's motivations and investment themes (reducing harm, providing jobs and empowering people).

* - We have withheld Michael's last name to respect his and his family's right to privacy.

In this episode - number 2 in the Impact Investing trilogy - we discuss in more detail:

• participants in the impact investing space, including the GIIN and SEAF
• metrics, assessment and analytical tools, including the vital role of an investor's intent
• approaches an investor may want to consider

We hope you derive value from our insights.

In our next trilogy, we will discuss how you can get more agency from and intentionality into play when donating and investing your capital with impact.  In episode 1 of 3, we survey the landscape by digging into that motivation. Which is it:

• Pure donation
• Tax-planning
• Pursuing a financial return with social impact (double bottom line investing also known as impact investing)

Music credit:
Kevin MacLeod
"Adding The Sun"
Filmmusic.io

In this episode we discuss how to thrive during underwriting (hint: this will improve your odds of raising capital):

• What is underwriting
• Why it's so important to respect and understand that process
• Pre-underwriting underwriting (looking for skeletons in the closet and addressing them)
• Cover a few war stories to highlight key issues

In this episode, we discuss who the stakeholders are in private capital markets and in the alternative investment space.  We will cover:

• The most widely known segments of private capital markets with a special emphasis on alternative investments and the most common stakeholders within each segment;
• Likely interactions by discussing a couple of specific archetypes and roles;
• Once again the importance of soft skills during the fund-raising process; and
• Some audience-sourced Q&A.

Key moments in the podcast are time-stamped in the Chapter Markers link.

We hope you find this episode informative.

Welcome to FourPark Group's Private Capital Markets Podcast.  Ours is the first podcast dedicated to providing insight into the realities and fictions involved in private capital markets and more specifically in making alternative investments around the world.  We started this podcast to explore key issues that affect participants in private capital markets; helping market participants identify, isolate and consider the critical strategic, organizational, interpersonal and operational issues they encounter.

There are other podcasts related to this topic but they are focused only on investing in alternatives.  We will look at a range of issues that extend beyond simply making investments such as legal, tax, regulatory, risk, economic and impact issues.

In this podcast, we speak with practitioners from around the world, not only to educate our listeners but also to expand our own knowledge of this complex and challenging subject.  

Please join us – thank you.

Looking to raise money?  In this episode, we are discussing how raising your standards will increase your odds of successfully raising capital from institutional investors in this new environment.  We will cover four segments that provide insight into preparing to be an institutional-quality player:

 ·        Get-to-market versus go-to-market issues

·        Why your internal processes are more important than you may realize

·        The importance of soft skills during the fund-raising process

·        Finally, we will solicit some audience-sourced Q&A