General Solicitation, JOBS Act

Crowdfunding And JOBS Act News Roundup - April 22, 2013

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/22/2013

Reuters reports that Representative Patrick McHenry, of North Carolina, who chairs the House Financial Services oversight panel, said he believes the Securities and Exchange Commission lost its ability to enforce the ban on...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

JOBS Act Update

by Richard Levin, Stephanie Wong | BakerHostetler on 3/11/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published items of particular interest to firms following the progress of the...more

Crowdfunding Now And What Was Supposed To Be

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 2/26/2013

Crowdfunding is legal. Sort of. Before you start soliciting for investors on Facebook, you need to know that general solicitations to sell equity to your company not listed on the stock exchange or otherwise registered is...more

New Freedoms & Heightened Scrutiny Complicate the US Private Fund Marketing Environment

by Thomas M. Devaney | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/22/2013

Originally published in CorporateLiveWire on February 21, 2013. The last few years have witnessed tectonic shifts in U.S. laws and regulations that effect the management and operations of hedge funds, private equity...more

SEC Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Exemption from Broker-Dealer Registration Under the JOBS Act

by Avi Badash, James Van De Graaff | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets has issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that provide guidance on the exemption from broker-dealer registration in Section 201(c) of the Jumpstart...more

Could The Product Of Two Debts Really Be A Fortune?

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/30/2013

In 628 in the Gurjar capital city of Bhillamala (now, Bhinmal, India), the mathemetician Brahmagupta set out to explain how zero and negatives numbers work. In his book, Brahmasphutasiddhanta, he set forth the rule that the...more

SEC Faces A Swarm Of Legal Issues In Considering The Investor Advisory Committee’s Recommendations Concerning General Solicitation

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/21/2013

The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee held another meeting last week with Elisse B. Walter making her first public appearance as SEC Chairman. She and Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar had many kind words for the Committee’s...more

We’re Still Waiting: When Will the SEC Lift the Ban on General Solicitation and Advertisements for Rule 506 and 144A Offerings?

by Benji Jones, A. Heath Tripp | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 1/1/2013

Title II of the “Jumpstart Our Business Startups” Act (“JOBS Act”), which became law on April 5, 2012, aims to provide more flexibility for private company fundraising by eliminating the prohibition on general solicitation or...more

SEC Proposes Rules Permitting General Solicitation in Certain Unregistered Offerings

by Bonnie J Roe | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 9/30/2012

On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, issued proposed rules which would allow advertising and publicity in certain unregistered offerings. As mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act,...more

SEC Proposes JOBS Act Amendments To Rule 506 And Rule 144A To Remove Ban On General Solicitation

by Foley Hoag LLP on 9/11/2012

On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission released proposed amendments to Rules 506 and 144A in order to remove the prohibition on general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 and 144A offerings,...more

JOBS Act Update: SEC Releases Proposed Rules for Eliminating Prohibition Against General Solicitation & Advertising in Rule 506...

by Scott DeWald, Nickolas Jensen, Scott MacTaggart, Thomas Morgan, Mark Patton, Lew Schorr, Matthew Sweger | Lewis and Roca LLP on 9/11/2012

On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released proposed rules for eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in offerings of securities under Rule 506....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

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

by Saul Ewing LLP on 9/6/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new regulations to implement provisions of the JOBS Act, eliminating prohibitions on general solicitation and advertising in certain private placement offerings to...more

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

by Christine McKillip on 8/31/2012

On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its first proposed rule for the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”): “Eliminating the Prohibition Against...more

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

by Steven Thayer on 8/31/2012

On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its first proposed rule for the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”): “Eliminating the Prohibition Against...more

SEC Adopts Dodd-Frank Rules Regarding Conflict Minerals and Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers and Defers Rules for...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/23/2012

On August 22, 2012, the SEC adopted disclosure rules required by Sections 1502 and 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act related to conflict minerals and payments by issuers engaged in resource...more

Jobs Act Opens Up New Capital Raising Alternatives for Private Companies

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/13/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, also known as the “Jobs Act.” The Jobs Act will effect dramatic changes in the law as it applies to companies seeking capital by way...more

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act)

by TroyGould PC on 7/1/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act). The JOBS Act’s stated purpose is to increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets...more

Legal Update - June 2012: The JOBS Act: Sure, It’s a Catchy Name, But Will It Boost Capital Formation and Create New Jobs?

by Trenam Kemker on 6/5/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). The full formal name for the legislation: “An Act to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving...more

JOBS Act Means New Funding Opportunities for Start-Ups and Other Small Businesses

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/9/2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law. The JOBS Act seeks to reduce securities law burdens on start-ups and small businesses to make capital more accessible. In a...more

The March Toward Reform For Emerging Growth Cos.

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/22/2012

Originally Published in Law360, March 21, 2012. Building on months of momentum in Congress, on March 8, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by a bipartisan vote...more

The March Towards Meaningful Reform for Small and Emerging Growth Companies Moves Forward - House Passes Measures to Open Private...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/20/2012

Building on months of momentum in Congress, on March 8, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by a bi-partisan vote of 390-23. A similar bill, S. 1933, has been...more

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Crowdfunding And JOBS Act News Roundup - April 22, 2013

The differences in unregistered securities offerings under Rule 506 and Crowdfunding

JOBS Act Update

Crowdfunding Now And What Was Supposed To Be

New Freedoms & Heightened Scrutiny Complicate the US Private Fund Marketing Environment

SEC Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Exemption from Broker-Dealer Registration Under the JOBS Act

Could The Product Of Two Debts Really Be A Fortune?

SEC Faces A Swarm Of Legal Issues In Considering The Investor Advisory Committee’s Recommendations Concerning General Solicitation

We’re Still Waiting: When Will the SEC Lift the Ban on General Solicitation and Advertisements for Rule 506 and 144A Offerings?

SEC Proposes Rules Permitting General Solicitation in Certain Unregistered Offerings

SEC Proposes JOBS Act Amendments To Rule 506 And Rule 144A To Remove Ban On General Solicitation

JOBS Act Update: SEC Releases Proposed Rules for Eliminating Prohibition Against General Solicitation & Advertising in Rule 506...

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

SEC Adopts Dodd-Frank Rules Regarding Conflict Minerals and Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers and Defers Rules for...

Jobs Act Opens Up New Capital Raising Alternatives for Private Companies

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act)

Legal Update - June 2012: The JOBS Act: Sure, It’s a Catchy Name, But Will It Boost Capital Formation and Create New Jobs?

JOBS Act Means New Funding Opportunities for Start-Ups and Other Small Businesses

The March Toward Reform For Emerging Growth Cos.

The March Towards Meaningful Reform for Small and Emerging Growth Companies Moves Forward - House Passes Measures to Open Private...

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