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Native American Capital (NAC), LLC Wins Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) Deal-of-the-Year Award |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 20, 2009) – Native American Capital (NAC), LLC, an ‘All Indian Country' financial advisory services firm, recently received the prestigious NAFOA Deal-of-the-Year award for partnering with Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (KTTT) in creating a highly innovative, new model for a ‘Native American CDFI’, or tribal community development financial institution fund. With the assistance of NAC, KTTT established Kickapoo Community Development Company, LLC (KCDC), capitalized the new tribal CDFI, and took control of the tribal member/employee loan portfolio thereby significantly reducing the interest rate paid by tribal members by more than half.
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NAC's Private Equity Business Model for Indian Country |
| NAC has adapted the traditional private equity investment
model to the unique challenges and opportunities of Indian
Country. These challenges include underdeveloped
infrastructure (e.g., lack of public transportation systems),
unfamiliarity with Indian Country law, commerce, and
opportunities on the part of many potential investors, and
high rates of poverty in some parts of Indian Country.
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Gavin Clarkson Appointed Native American Capital, LLC (NAC) Managing Director |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2007) – Dr. Gavin Clarkson, a national authority on American Indian economic development, finance, and law, has been appointed a managing director of NAC, LLC.
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Native American Capital, LP Senior Managing Director to speak at Entrepreneurial Ventures Group (EVG) Lecture Series at the University of Iowa |
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Joseph L. Falkson, Ph.D., MBA, , Native American Capital, LP (NAC) Senior Managing Director to discuss Native American Capital : New Partnerships in Academic Entrepreneurship on November 30th
Iowa City, IA (November 15, 2006) – Joe Falkson, a nationally-recognized community economic development expert based in Washington, DC, will describe the origins, purposes, and possibilities of Native American Capital, LP, the first national venture capital and merchant banking firm dedicated to business and economic development throughout Indian Country....
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NAC Investee, Nizhoni Keyah, Inc., Acquires Pueblo Food Specialties of Albuquerque, NM |
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NAC provided the equity capital for Native American food products and general merchandise distributor to begin aggressive product line and strategic markets expansion.
Silver Spring, MD (October 16, 2006) – Native American Capital, LP, a Silver Spring, MD-based American Indian owned private equity fund, announced today that one of its portfolio companies, Nizhoni Keyah Global Markets, LLC, an investor in Native American foods and general merchandise distribution businesses, has financed the acquisition of Pueblo Food Specialties (www.pueblosalsa.com), a Laguna Pueblo company, based in Albuquerque, NM. The acquisition included all of the assets and their highly popular products.
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| Glasgow, MT (April 17, 2006) - The Native American CDFI Coalition, a national membership association representing the Nation's Native American community development financial institutions (CDFIs), held its first formal membership meeting, March 28-29, at the Mystic Lake Resort & Casino, Prior Lake, MN. |
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Native American-owned businesses, especially those focused on government contracts, have been prospering in recent years. A newly created venture fund hopes to further fuel this boom and make some money in the process. Native American Capital is a newly created venture fund that plans to target investment toward Native American enterprises operating in traditional markets such as government contractors, gaming businesses, and firms providing health care on reservations.
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| Special to CDVCA Ventures : Native American Capital, LP announces board, intitial capital commitment |
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Community Development Venture Capital Funds Bring Relief to an Equity Desert |
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Advancing Native American entrepreneurship through venture capital is focus of March 4 CDVCA session |
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