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Accredited Investors are a class of investors whose purchases are exempt from certain SEC registration requirements. Rule 501 of Regulation D lists eight categories of investors that qualify as accredited... more +
Accredited Investors are a class of investors whose purchases are exempt from certain SEC registration requirements. Rule 501 of Regulation D lists eight categories of investors that qualify as accredited investors.  less -
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Rule 506 Offerings Continue to be Popular with Real Estate Companies

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Like an accordionist, real estate sponsors often seek to be innovative. Cutting-edge opportunities like crowdfunding and online selling platforms call to them. However, based on statistics from the Securities and Exchange...more

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SEC Tries (and Fails) to Expand the Private Markets

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On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced several changes to the “accredited investor” definition, adding new categories of the eligible individual and corporate candidates for private...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Accredited Investor Definition

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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

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SEC Expands Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Buyer Categories

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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

Dechert LLP

The Updated Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Buyer Definitions

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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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Updates Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Investor Definitions

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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

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Expansion of the pool of accredited investors 

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments To Accredited Investor And Qualified Institutional Buyer Definitions

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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

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SEC Expands Definition of Accredited Investor

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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

Hogan Lovells

More investors to be accredited under amended SEC rules

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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

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Blog: SEC Broadens the Definition of Accredited Investor to Permit Greater Access to Fund and Other Private Offerings

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On August 26, 2020, after over a year’s worth of work examining how it may better simplify, harmonize and improve the framework and rules around exempt offerings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities...more

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SEC Broadens the Accredited Investor Definition for Private Offerings

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the definition of “accredited investor,” allowing individual investors with certain financial knowledge and professional expertise to...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Amends Definitions of "Accredited Investor" and "Qualified Institutional Buyer"

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to its current rules under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the definitions of an "accredited investor" and a "qualified institutional buyer." The amendments...more

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SEC Revises Accredited Investor Standard

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- Amendments to the "accredited investor" definition expand the categories of persons eligible to participate in private placements under Regulation D to include (i) individuals with certain professional licenses (Series 7,...more

Perkins Coie

SEC Adopts Amendments to Expand Accredited Investor Definition

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments on August 26, 2020, to update the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. The amendments will allow more investors to...more

Foley Hoag LLP

SEC Amends “Accredited Investor” Definition

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) amended the definition of “accredited investor,” one of the principal tests for determining eligibility for participation in private placements of securities....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Broadens ‘Accredited Investor’ Definition to Give More Investors Access to Private Offerings

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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 last week to adopt amendments to the “accredited investor” definition, one of the tests the SEC uses to determine eligibility to invest in unregistered private offerings of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to Definitions of ‘Accredited Investor’ and ‘Qualified Institutional Buyer’

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On Aug. 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer.” ...more

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The SEC Modernizes the Accredited Investor Definition

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” to add new categories of natural persons and entities eligible to participate in our private...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Expands “Accredited Investor” Definition and Modernizes Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K

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On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules to expand the accredited investor definition and modernize the disclosure requirements under Regulation S-K Items 101 (Business), 103 (Legal...more

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New Accredited Investor Rules Will Expand Eligibility for Private Fund Investments

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On August 26, 2020, the SEC adopted several changes to expand the definition of an “accredited investor.” For the first time, a new category will enable natural persons to qualify as accredited investors based upon their...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Expands Accredited Investor Definition To Allow More Participation in Private Offerings

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to expand the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 215 and Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,...more

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Securities & Exchange Commission Modernizes The Definition Of "Accredited Investor"

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted modernizing amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (Rule 501(a)) to add new categories of qualifying...more

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SEC Expands “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” Definitions

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finalized changes to the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” that will open private capital markets to new investors. As...more

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SEC Modernizes And Expands "Accredited Investor" Definition

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On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the “accredited investor” definition in Rule 501 of Regulation D. Below, we summarize the key takeaways from this change, as well as...more

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