On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to amend its rules to harmonize, simplify, and improve the exempt offering framework. The SEC believes that these amendments will promote capital...more
11/19/2020
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General Solicitation ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Integration ,
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Regulation D ,
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Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Verification Requirements
On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published Release No. 33-10763, “Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets” to...more
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) included a measure directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) to relax the prohibition against general solicitation and general...more
6/20/2016
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Advertising ,
Capital Raising ,
Final Rules ,
General Solicitation ,
JOBS Act ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 502 ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
At the same time the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules implementing Regulation Crowdfunding pursuant to Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), the agency proposed...more
11/6/2015
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Blue Sky Laws ,
Capital Formation ,
Crowdfunding ,
General Solicitation ,
Investor Protection ,
JOBS Act ,
Offerings ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 147 ,
Rule 504 ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Startups ,
Transacting Intrastate Business ,
Websites
The SEC Staff recently provided further guidance on the provisions of Rule 506(c) of Regulation D which permit the use of general solicitation and general advertising when sales are made only to accredited investors and the...more
On October 24, 2013, the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and GSEs will hold a hearing on “Legislative Proposals to Reduce Barriers to Capital Formation.” The hearing was originally scheduled for earlier in the month,...more
Shortly after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rule relaxing the prohibition against general solicitation in connection with offerings made pursuant to new Rule 506(c) and Rule 144A, we provided...more
10/3/2013
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Bad Actors ,
Disqualification ,
Form D Filing ,
General Solicitation ,
Investors ,
Private Offerings ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 144A ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media
REGULATION FD -
Beginning in 1999 and continuing into 2000, media reports about selective disclosure of material nonpublic information by issuers raised concerns that select market professionals who were privy to this...more
10/1/2013
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
General Solicitation ,
JOBS Act ,
Private Offerings ,
Proxy Statements ,
Public Disclosure ,
Public Offerings ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media
Privately held operating company issuers (as distinguished from private funds) should plan ahead if they intend to use general solicitation for Rule 506(c) offerings after September 23, 2013. Here are just a few...more
Although the SEC’s final rule relaxing the ban on general solicitation in certain Rule 506 offerings and Rule 144A offerings was highly anticipated, the final rule leaves open or raises a number of interesting...more
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At long last, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took action today to implement rules that complied with the JOBS Act mandate to relax the prohibition against general solicitation in...more