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Entrepreneurs Hope To Bring Crowdfunding To P3 Projects
Great article in ENR about InfraShares and the benefits of crowdfunding for P3’s. If you can’t access ENR, here are the high points: “Morteza Farajian, program manager with the Virginia Office of Public-Private Partnerships, last year led the writing of an academic paper on crowdfunding and P3s as part of his graduate thesis. The paper,…
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The SEC Finally Approves Regulation A+ Allowing for True Equity Crowdfunding
The SEC finally approved Regulation A+ which allows for P3 SPV’s to raise up to $50 million from accredited and unaccredited investors. This new regulation opens the door for P3 developers to raise capital from any investor in the community served by a P3 project. Now, all investors have an opportunity to participate in P3…
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John Oliver makes infrastructure sexy
This is a great clip of John Oliver tackling the issue of our nation’s crumbling infrastructure with some interesting insights and analogies. He is spot on that it is a critical issue that gets ignored because infrastructure is not “sexy”. Unfortunately, infrastructure funding takes a back seat to other more dramatic issues while our essential…
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Public Policy Benefits of a Crowdfunding Enhanced P3 Model
Public Policy Benefits of Crowdfunding Investment in Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development By Brian Ross, MSE, MBA, LEED AP Increasingly investors are seeking investment opportunities that provide a financial return in addition to a social return. The desire to impact society through investment has historically been done through the voice/exit framework where investors either remove…
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New P3 Legislation To Take Effect in Washington, D.C.
A new law intended to encourage more widespread use of public-private partnerships (P3s) in the District of Columbia is set to become a reality in the coming weeks. The Public-Private Partnership Act of 2014 (P3 Act) was approved by the Mayor on December 29, 2014, after its unanimous passage by the Council of the District…
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Opportunities for Crowdfunding in the P3 Industry
There are three macro trends that affect the viability of crowdfunded public infrastructure. First, the growing funding gap between investment needed in civil infrastructure and the amount of public funds available. The second macro trend is the growth of Public Private Partnerships that use private financing to fund the development, operations and maintenance of public…
