What Is a Placement Agent? Role, Services, and Compensation Explained

Discover how placement agents raise capital for investment funds, their roles, services offered, and how they negotiate compensation and strategize fundraising efficiently.
Financial Planning

FINRA Finds No Big Placement-Agent Abuses

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has not found any major abuses from its targeted examinations of broker-dealers that were either placement agents or worked with such agents to obtain ...
Business Insider

E.F. Hutton & Co. Acts as Exclusive Placement Agent in iSpecimen Inc.’s ~$5.5 Million Private Placement

MANHATTAN, N.Y., Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- E.F. Hutton & Co., a Manhattan-headquartered investment bank and broker-dealer, today announced that it acted as the exclusive placement agent in ...
Nasdaq

Chaince Securities LLC Serves as Exclusive Placement Agent in Trident Digital Tech Holdings’ $2.6 Million Private Placement

New York, NY, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chaince Securities LLC (“Chaince”), a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and subsidiary of Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: MFH), today announced ...
Seeking Alpha

Eaton Partners Acts as Exclusive Placement Agent for SKY Leasing Fund V

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eaton Partners (“Eaton”), one of the largest placement agents and financial advisory firms and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp.
Seeking Alpha

Eaton Partners Acts as Exclusive Placement Agent to Formentera Partners

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eaton Partners (“Eaton”), one of the largest placement agents and fund advisory firms and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (SF), ...
KTLA

Reed Smith serves as legal counsel to placement agents in Trump Media's $2.5 billion bitcoin treasury deal

MIAMI, June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global law firm Reed Smith served as legal counsel to the placement agents in Trump Media and Technology Group Corp.'s groundbreaking $2.5 billion bitcoin treasury ...
Nasdaq

D. Boral Capital Acted as Exclusive Placement Agent to Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SGBX) in Connection with Its Approximately $8.0 Million Private Placement

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 22, 2025 / On April. 14, 2025, Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SGBX) ("Safe & Green Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading developer, designer, and ...
Business Insider

Chaince Securities LLC Serves as Exclusive Placement Agent in Wellchange Holdings’ (NASDAQ: WCT) $4 Million Private Placement

New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chaince Securities LLC (“Chaince”), a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and subsidiary of Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: MFH), today announced ...
Morningstar

American Trust Investment Services Serves as Exclusive Placement Agent for Fly-E Group Inc.'s Follow-On Offering

NEW YORK, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trust Investment Services, Inc. (ATIS) is pleased to announce its role as the exclusive placement agent for Fly-E Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FLYE) in ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

D. Boral Capital Acted as Exclusive Placement Agent to ADS-TEC Energy (Nasdaq: ADSE) in connection with its up to $50.0 Million Registered Direct Offering

The transaction was fully subscribed, and the subscription period has concluded. The offering closed on May 2, 2025. NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 15, 2025 / On May 1, 2025, ADS-TEC Energy ...