Definition

Pre-IPO access products offer accredited or qualified investors economic exposure to private companies before a public listing, often via funds, tender offers, or spv-investing structures rather than primary share issuance.

Key Points

  • clear-street Private Markets (Jul 31, 2026) launches with databricks as debut name
  • Typical structure: investor → SPV → third-party fund → company shares (record owner remains fund)
  • Illiquidity, transfer restrictions, and company secondary-sale policies are material risks

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