On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the reporting requirements relating to beneficial ownership. As outlined below, the amendments (i) shorten the deadlines to file for...more
It has been an active time for transactions in the Petroleum and Commercial Fuel industries as long-standing family concerns cash out and institutional buyers look to drive shareholder value. These deals can be fraught with...more
On August 17, 2023, Judge Allen Winsor of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Florida denied the Plaintiffs’ motion for temporary injunction in Shen v. Simpson, Case No. 4:23-cv-208-AW-MAF, the pending...more
The most important part of today's ruling in the SEC v. Ripple Labs: Ripple's XRP token is not de facto a security. Let's not take that for granted. It is a widely held belief that tokens issued by companies to raise money...more
On November 30, 2022, the Staff (Staff) of the Division of Trading & Markets of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a no-action letter (the November 2022 NAL) (extending relief from the requirements of...more
Background - In recent years, one of the emerging financing methods for public and private vessel owners has been private placements of debt securities, wherein a company usually owning multiple vessels will sell...more
Recently, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to the definition of accredited investor (“AI”) and amendments to the definition of Qualified Institutional Buyer (“QIB”). Our updated investor...more
On August 26, 2020 the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to expand the definition of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer”. The amendments, published in the Federal...more
In setting forth its rationale, FINRA observed that private placement retail communications reviewed by AdReg have “revealed significant and pervasive” violations of FINRA Rule 2210. On October 28, 2020, the Financial...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently adopted amendments to the definition of “accredited investor,” which will permit a wider range of investors to participate in certain private offerings. The amended...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 26 adopted amendments (Amendments) to the “accredited investor” definition, which is one of the principal tests for determining who is eligible to participate in certain...more
The Situation: The term "accredited investor" under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") is used to establish the eligibility of investors to participate in offerings conducted under the most frequently used private...more
The amendments to the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission in late August 2020 have been published in the Federal Register. The amendments...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s amendments to the accredited investor definition and the qualified institutional buyer definition were published in the Federal Register today. ...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 2020 adopted amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” to: add new categories of investors (both for individuals and entities); codify long-standing SEC staff...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, announced Operation Corrupt Collector, a nationwide law...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” (QIB). The amendments will expand investor access to private capital markets...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted amendments to update the definition of “accredited investor” in the Commission’s rules governing certain kinds of private securities...more
On August 26, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 215 and Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), which...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more
On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the definitions of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) under Regulation D and “qualified institutional buyer” in Rule 144A under the...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules amending the definitions of both an “accredited investor” under Rule 501 of Regulation D and a “qualified institutional buyer” under...more
INTRODUCTION - On 26 August 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), which...more
On August 26, the SEC amended its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the definition of “accredited investor” used for determining eligibility to invest in certain securities offerings exempt from Securities Act...more
In light of recent amendments adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the pool of potential investors for private fund managers may be expanding. ...more