Forge Global, Inc. (“Forge”), a preeminent private securities marketplace, has announced its entry into the Hong Kong market.
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“As the number of global unicorns continues to increase and as high-growth companies are staying private longer, the global investment community is seeking early access”
Forge’s presence in Hong Kong will provide regional professional investors with access to shares of high-growth private technology companies, a large market comprising more than 473 unicorns worldwide with a combined market value of $1.4 trillion. The global expansion follows the company’s announcement that it signed an agreement to join forces with SharesPost – creating one of the largest global private securities marketplaces. The combined company under the Forge brand has recorded over $6 billion in global transaction volume.
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“As the number of global unicorns continues to increase and as high-growth companies are staying private longer, the global investment community is seeking early access,” said Kelly Rodriques, CEO of Forge. “Forge is continuing to build momentum globally and provide a greater number of investors with frictionless access to this typically hard-to-access private market that has long been known to provide exceptional returns.”
Forge has the data, technology, and expertise to significantly streamline transactions in pre-IPO unicorn companies. Forge’s investment in the Asian market offers a differentiated global platform and a reliable partner with a solid track record of providing pricing guidance, transparency, and consistent execution to a highly fragmented but fast-growing market.