AdultVest

AdultVest was founded in 2005 by former hedge fund specialist Francis Koenig as an institutional investment company focusing on sex industry related investments. [cite web
url = http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/11/01/8392016/index.htm
title = Getting in the Skin Game
accessdate = 2007-03-07
last = Sloan
first = Paul
date=2007-02-13
work = CNNMoney.com
publisher = Cable News Network LP, LLLP
quote = ... Francis Koenig, a onetime Wall Street hedge fund executive now based in Los Angeles, believes there are riches to be made by matching investors with "adult entertainment" companies.]

Traditionally the Adult entertainment industry has not been able to leverage on the financial markets.Fact|date=January 2008 The fund caters to investors willing to invest more than one million dollars. Koenig claims to offer a return on investment of close to 60%.Fact|date=December 2007

According to AdultVest's founder Fracis Koenig, the adult entertainment industry is worth more than $12Bn. This is contradicted by studies in 2001 which put the total (including video, pay-per-view, Internet and magazines) between $2.6 billion and $3.9 billion.cite web
url = http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/25/0524porn.html
title = How Big Is Porn?
accessdate = 2007-11-08
last = Ackman
first = Dan
authorlink = Dan Ackman
date= 2001-05-25
work = Forbes.com
publisher = Forbes.com
archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20010609221146/http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/25/0524porn.html
archivedate = 2001-06-09
quote = $2.6 billion to $3.9 billion. Sources: Adams Media Research, Forrester Research, Veronis Suhler Communications Industry Report, IVD]

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