Seedrs, a London based private investment platform, has been acquired by US investment platform Republic.
In Brief:
Seedrs was the first ever regulated securities crowdfunding platform.
So far, it has seen nearly £1.5bn invested on its platform.
Republic has been a partner of Seedrs for several years.
What does this mean?
Together, Republic and Seedrs aims to “create the first global private investment platform” and intend to commit capital for growth across the UK and Europe.