On May 4, 2020, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published four COVID-19 related FAQs. This additional guidance relates to SEC’s March 25,...more
5/13/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corp Fin ,
Exceptions ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Form 8-K ,
Form S-3 ,
Nasdaq ,
Notice Requirements ,
Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Temporary Regulations
On December 18, 2019, the Securities and the Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) published its proposal to amend the accredited investor definition set forth in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities...more
1/8/2020
/ Accredited Investors ,
Family Offices ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Natural Person Requirement ,
Private Funds ,
Private Offerings ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 144A ,
Rule 501 ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Rural Business Investment Companies (RBICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Offering Exemptions
The SEC is proposing to extend the testing-the-waters ("TTW") accommodation to all issuers, including investment company issuers.1 Citing the dominance of the IPO market by emerging growth companies ("EGCs")2 and evidence...more
2/25/2019
/ Accredited Investors ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Companies ,
JOBS Act ,
Offerings ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Regulation FD ,
Request For Information ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications