This article continues my in depth look into how unsuspecting investors are sold speculative private placements. While investors were told that Fisker Auto’s prospects were fantastic, nothing could have been further from the truth. In February 2012, the DOE loan had been frozen after $192 million had been given to…
The brokerage firm Advanced Equities, Inc. (Advanced Equities) specialized in so called late-stage private equity private placements. Advanced Equities had been particularly active in the clean-tech space. Through First Allied Securities, Inc. (First Allied), Advanced Equities private placements including Advanced Equities GreenTech Investments, LLC, AEI 2007 Venture Investments, LLC, AEI…