On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a significant No-Action Letter, providing clarity on how issuers can satisfy the “reasonable steps” requirement for verifying accredited investor status in Rule...more
4/4/2025
/ Accredited Investors ,
Due Diligence ,
High Net-Worth ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
New Guidance ,
Private Funds ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 506(c) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
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
9/22/2020
/ Accredited Investors ,
Amended Rules ,
Family Businesses ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 144A ,
Rule 501(a) ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) on ways to “simplify, harmonize, and improve certain aspects of the exempt offering framework to promote capital...more
3/24/2020
/ Capital Formation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Crowdfunding ,
Exemptions ,
Harmonization Rules ,
JOBS Act ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation D ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), signed into law on December 22, 2017, amplifies the effects of certain deduction limitations as they apply to US-taxpaying individuals and other non-corporate investors in private business...more
During an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on July 10, 2013, the SEC adopted a rule that lifts the ban on general solicitation of unregistered securities offerings and paves the way for...more