On December 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to Regulation A, as mandated by Section 401 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act). The proposals are intended to...more
On July 10, 2013, the SEC substantially changed the rules for conducting unregistered offerings in reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D by:
- Lifting the ban on general solicitation and advertising in offerings where...more
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, was designed to facilitate capital-raising transactions by smaller companies, including private companies. A likely but less heralded consequence of the JOBS Act is that...more
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
Originally published in Business Law Today - May 2012.
The JOBS Act springs from a belief that smaller companies are the engines of economic growth and job creation. In this view, the decline of the smaller company...more