General Solicitation, Accredited Investors

Accredited Crowdfunding, Internet Advertising And General Solicitation

by Jill Radloff | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/5/2013

The SEC recently granted two accredited crowdfunding sites exemptions from the broker-dealer rules because the type of carried interest (or close equivalent) used to compensate the site is not transaction based compensation. ...more

Crowdfunding Not Quite As Open As Recent Reports May Suggest

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/3/2013

My friends in the start-up community are excited about recent headlines suggesting the SEC has greenlighted crowdfunding. Leave it to the lawyer in the crowd to suggest they temper their excitement. As lawyers, we are used...more

The differences in unregistered securities offerings under Rule 506 and Crowdfunding

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 4/3/2013

When President Obama signed the JOBS Act almost a year ago it introduced a new era of startup financing. But until the SEC makes the required rules, the fundraising bonanza known as crowdfunding that will allow companies to...more

SEC Says Crowdfunding VC Site Not A Broker-Dealer

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 3/28/2013

Thefundersclub.com operates a really cool website. The publicly available page advertises “The best way to invest in startups. Insider access to pre-vetted startups. Low minimum investment sizes. Free membership. Join...more

JOBS Act: SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Solicitation and Advertising in Securities Offerings

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/11/2012

The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) directed the Securities and Exchange Commission to (1) remove the prohibition under Rule 502(c) of Regulation D against general solicitation and general advertising in...more

SEC Proposes Rules to Implement JOBS Act Provision Regarding General Solicitation and Advertising in Securities Offerings

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/7/2012

On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to implement Section 201(a) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act).1 Section 201(a) directs the SEC to amend Rule 506 of...more

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Accredited Crowdfunding, Internet Advertising And General Solicitation

Crowdfunding Not Quite As Open As Recent Reports May Suggest

The differences in unregistered securities offerings under Rule 506 and Crowdfunding

SEC Says Crowdfunding VC Site Not A Broker-Dealer

JOBS Act: SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Solicitation and Advertising in Securities Offerings

SEC Proposes Rules to Implement JOBS Act Provision Regarding General Solicitation and Advertising in Securities Offerings

SEC proposes new regulations under JOBS Act related to solicitation and advertising

The SEC Proposed Rule 506(c) To Permit General Solicitation

The SEC Proposed Rule 506(c) To Permit General Solicitation

Jobs Act Opens Up New Capital Raising Alternatives for Private Companies

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