We are a entrepreneurial investment bank focused on raising growth capital for diversified clients across various sectors.
About Us
ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. is a employee owned investment bank focused on providing bespoke financial solutions and advice tailored to our clients’ unique needs.
We have a proprietary equity capital markets franchise that includes global institutions, accredited investors, family offices, institutions, and a full suite of Reg A+, Reg D, and Reg CF platform providing unparalleled access to the equity markets for venture companies.
Our History
ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. has acquired a FINRA broker-dealer with access to over 100,000 investors and registrations in 33 US states for Reg D, Reg CF, and Reg A+ transactions amongst private placements and IPO advisory. In short order, ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. will enhance its offering by engaging a clearing house and expanding the license to have full-service banking in the US. In addition, ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. is currently finalizing the acquisition of a Canadian EMD (Exempt Market Dealer) to provide a full product offering.
Recent legislative changes in Canada provide enhanced offering for EMDs. The new EMD regime, Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (LIFE), provides a more efficient method of capital raising for reporting issuers. This includes issuers that have securities listed on a Canadian stock exchange which have filed all timely and periodic disclosure documents required under Canadian securities legislation.
The exemption relies on the issuer’s continuous disclosure record, supplemented with a short offering document, allowing issuers to distribute freely tradable listed equity securities to the public. Issuers will generally be limited to raising the greater of $5,000,000 or 10% of the issuer’s market capitalization to a maximum dollar amount of $10,000,000. To use the exemption, the issuer must have been a reporting issuer in a Canadian province for at least 12 months.
These recent regulatory changes in Canada will provide ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. with significant opportunity as a North-South EMD and FINRA broker-dealer. ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. is also considering a CIRO (formerly IIROC) registration should its clients demand additional services, including bought equity offerings going forward.
“We get deals done.”
The ArcStone North & South Unique Platform for Growth Industries
ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. is a boutique investment bank focused on the diversified industries and high-growth industries with a unique North-South platform. This unique platform provides mid cap growth clients unprecedented access to both Canadian and American capital markets, bridging a critical gap in the market. Many Canadian boutique investment banks are restricted to Canadian markets only, lacking licenses or the necessary reach to American investors. While many of the larger financial institutions are strictly focused on large cap. clients and smaller growth oriented companies do not received the premium services of their platform.
At ArcStone, our initiative aims to fill this void, providing our clients with a seamless gateway to the much larger and more diverse US market.
US GDP is almost twelve times larger than Canada's, indicating a much bigger and more dynamic economy.
US capital market is much larger than Canada in terms of scale, risk appetite, and opportunity.
In 2022, the US had over 15,114 registered investment advisor firms, while Canada had fewer than 140 licensed asset managers and only several hundred single family offices.
The US market has a larger number of accredited investors and around 3,000 to 6,000 family offices.
The US had approximately 24 million individuals who qualify as accredited investors in 2022, while Canada has an estimated 900,000 accredited investors.
Sectors such as AI, crypto, and electric vehicles, which are strong in the US, present attractive opportunities for cross-border investment.
By creating a full suite of Reg A+, Reg D, and Reg CF platform that enables access to a larger untapped investor base, corporate clients can be connected to opportunities that were previously not available.
