Using Regulation D Rule 506(c) to Raise Capital
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JOBS Act Implementation Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released a staff report reviewing the definition of "accredited investor" in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), as required at...more
On December 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a staff report on the definition of accredited investor, examining the current status of the accredited investor pool and discussing several...more
On December 14, 2023, the SEC published its review (“Review”) of the accredited investor definition. Section 413(b)(2)(A) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires the SEC to review the...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers; Closed-End Funds; BDCs - Quick Take: The SEC recently released a staff report reviewing the accredited investor definition. Section 413 of Dodd-Frank requires that the SEC...more
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on April 5, 2012 and aimed to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies. While largely considered a...more
On June 11, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (RegFlex Agenda). The RegFlex Agenda sets forth the short-term and long-term regulatory...more
Overview - Section 926 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to adopt rules that would make the exemption from registration...more
Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more
The SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) recently produced a Report to Congress regarding the impacts of the Dodd-Frank Act on access to capital for consumers, investors, and businesses, and market liquidity. ...more
The SEC’s latest Regulatory Flexibility Agenda, which identifies those regs that the SEC intends to propose or adopt in the coming year— and those deferred for a later time—has now been posted. The Agenda shifts to the...more
On June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 on a vote of 233-186. Congress loves acronyms, and here “CHOICE” stands for Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and...more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2017 and April 2017. The cases address developing trends in class actions, ERISA, fiduciary duties,...more
At today's, February 24, 2017, Practising Law Institute SEC Speaks annual program, Acting Chair Piwowar made opening remarks. During his wide-ranging discussion, Acting Chair Piwowar, inspired by William Graham Sumner’s the...more
In his statement announcing the appointment of Jay Clayton to run the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), President Donald Trump said that “we need to undo many regulations which have stifled investment in American...more
A discussion draft for the Financial CHOICE Act is now publicly available. Many of the provisions of interest from a corporate standpoint are in Title IV—Capital Markets Improvements and Title X—Unleashing Opportunities for...more
At the Practising Law Institute’s SEC Speaks program held on February 19-20, SEC staff members and representatives of the Division of Corporation Finance addressed the Report on the Review of the Definition of “Accredited...more
On December 18, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a report evaluating the definition of “accredited investor” as part of its obligations under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...more
Amendments to Regulation A adopted by the SEC to comply with a mandate in the JOBS Act took effect on June 19, 2015. Regulation A as amended (often referred to as “Regulation A+”) expands the maximum aggregate amount that...more
This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more
The accredited investor (AI) definition is an extremely important component of the private placement market. A significant amount of capital is raised using Regulation D, and accredited investors participated in 89 percent of...more
The SEC proposed pay for performance rules to implement Section 953(a) of Dodd-Frank, which requires disclosure of “information that shows the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and the financial...more
A summary of a private equity firm’s compliance obligations, a discussion of notable developments in 2014 and highlights of the SEC’s examination priorities for 2015. US federal laws and regulations, as well as the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published its agenda with respect to upcoming rulemaking, including rulemaking contemplated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and...more
Non-Enforcement - Assets Under Management by Registered Investment Advisers Have Increased Substantially - Will “Accredited Investor” Definition Be Changed? - Excessive Fee Case Withstands Dismissal -...more