“Crowdfunding” is one of the real financial buzzwords of 2015 so far. Craft beer punks BrewDog have done much to publicise the relatively new approach to raising capital; even though its £25mln attempt to break funding records may not strictest sense be crowdfunding at all. Now listed companies such as Kea Petroleum (LON:KEA) and Ascent Resources (LON:AST) have also sought to raise funds from the crowd. Here, we look at some of the key issues surrounding this form of alternative financing and examine more closely what it all means for investors.
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