For entity investors, the SEC defines an accredited investor as:
- a corporation, partnership, LLC or other entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5 million;
- a “family office” not formed for the purpose of acquiring the specific securities offered, with assets under management in excess of $5 million, and whose investment is directed by a person who has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so that the family office is capable of evaluating the merits and the risks of the prospective investment;
- any entity of a type not listed in any other category set forth by the SEC, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and owning investments in excess of $5 million;
- an entity, other than a trust, in which all equity owners are accredited investors as described in one or more categories set forth by the SEC;
- a broker or dealer;
- an investment adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or registered under the laws of a US state;
- an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registration with the SEC under either sections 203(l) or 203(m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
- a trust, with total assets in excess of $5 million, not formed for the purpose of acquiring the specific securities and whose investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; or
- a revokable grantor trust, that may be amended or revoked at any time by the grantors thereof, and all of the grantors are accredited investors.
