Accredited investor General
Definition
According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, an accredited investor can either be a group or an individual and is defined as;
1. a bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;2. an employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million;3. a charitable organization, corporation, or partnership with assets exceeding $5 million;4. a director, executive officer, or general partner of the company selling the securities;5. a business in which all the equity owners are accredited investors;6. a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person’s spouse, that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase;7. a natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year; or8. a trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchases a sophisticated person makes.For profiles of 1,400+ private equity firms, including portfolio and professional info, please consider a free 30-day trial membership.
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