EquitiesFirst
Vincent Xu has a diverse and extensive work experience. Vincent started in 2004 as a part-time Accountant at CORPACC Australia while completing their Accounting degree. From 2009 to 2011, they worked as a Director and Sales Manager at Chen Young Oil Trading Limited, focusing on developing the Chinese market and managing sales channels. In 2012, they held positions at Well & Well JP Capital Group Limited as a Senior Account Executive, providing strategic consulting and generating investment opportunities, and at Strategic Capital Management (Asia) Limited as an Executive Vice President, overseeing funds management and investment advisory services. From 2014 to 2017, they served as a Director at Grand China Energy Group Limited, contributing to coal production in China. Currently, since 2019, they hold the position of Managing Director at Equities First Holdings Hong Kong Limited.
Vincent Xu completed their Bachelor's degree in Accounting at Griffith University from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that, they attended John Paul College from 2002 to 2004 for their high school education. Later, they pursued a Master's degree in Applied Finance at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) from 2006 to 2007.
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EquitiesFirst is a global investment firm that specializes in long-term equities-based financing solutions. The company provides capital for asset owners in exchange for equity holdings. EquitiesFirst acquires custody of the equity during the financing term, but returns the assets upon repayment, allowing the company’s partners to retain 100% of the equity upside appreciation. Established by entrepreneur and investor Alexander Christy Jr. in 2002, the company has issued over $4.5 billion in loans. The inspiration for EquitiesFirst stemmed from Christy's experience in 1997, when he helped secure financing for a family-owned apple farm in Michigan. The farm had no assets to leverage, except their holdings in publicly traded stocks. Christy identified a specialist capital provider in New York who could lend against equity assets, and he brokered a financing agreement, enabling the family to secure their business. This experience led Christy to explore the potential of financing against equities, eventually culminating in the formation of EquitiesFirst. The company's approach, which it calls "Progressive Capital," is designed to overcome traditional financing limitations by providing efficient access to liquidity for listed companies, entrepreneurs, and institutional investors based on the value of their publicly traded securities and equity holdings. With headquarters in Indianapolis, EquitiesFirst has an international presence spanning 13 offices across eight countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, China (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing), South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, and Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne). The company is licensed and registered in all jurisdictions where it operates, adhering to stringent regulatory compliance and internal control measures to mitigate risks.