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Beware the "Bad Actor" - SEC Disqualification and Disclosure Requirements Affect Private Offering Issuers

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Effective September 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented Section 926 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which provided for expanded liability for "bad actors" in...more

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Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2014 Edition: SEC Approves Final Rules that Disqualify “Bad Actors” from Using Rule 506 to...

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Most private equity funds that are subject to the U.S. securities laws rely on Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, a safe harbor under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), in forming funds and soliciting...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Five Additional C&DIs Relating to “Bad Actor” Rule

On January 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) with respect to Rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues 14 New C&DIs Relating to “Bad Actor” Rules

On December 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued 14 new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) with respect to Rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933. These C&DIs...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New C&DIs Relating to Rule 144A and Rule 506(c)

As discussed (see Below) , the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted changes to Regulation D and Rule 144A, addressing general solicitation, new filing requirements and “bad actor” disqualification events (among...more

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The recently finalized "Bad Actor" rules and their applicability to CLO transactions

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Section 926(1) of the Dodd-Frank Act required the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to adopt rules that disqualify securities offerings involving certain felons and other “bad actors” from reliance on Rule 506 under...more

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New Regulation D General Solicitation and “Bad Actor” Disqualification: Considerations for Private Funds

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Offerings of private investment fund interests routinely rely on Rule 506 of the Regulation D “safe harbor” from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Historically, such offerings have been strictly required to avoid...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2013: U.S. Private Offerings: SEC Approves JOBS Act Requirement to Permit...

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The SEC has amended1 Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) to (1) permit, in certain circumstances, an issuer to engage in general solicitation and general advertising in...more

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Concurrent EB-5 Offerings In The United States And Abroad

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Until recently, U.S. offerors and others had to make offerings of EB-5 project investments solely offshore in order to benefit from Regulation S, an exclusion from registration requirements. The offerors had to exclude...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

General Solicitation – Week One – Flying Cars And More

It began with announcements like this from AngelList. For just $99 plus $25 per investment, wefunder will let you create a create a “beautiful profile” and send updates to followers, and provide free investment contracts,...more

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Reminders for Issuers That Intend to Use General Solicitation

Privately held operating company issuers (as distinguished from private funds) should plan ahead if they intend to use general solicitation for Rule 506(c) offerings after September 23, 2013. Here are just a few...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Immediate Action Item for Private Funds and Their Managers: Prepare and Distribute "Bad Actor" Questionnaires

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As widely reported, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a final rule effective Sept. 23, 2013, that prohibits a fund relying on the vital Regulation D/Rule 506 exemption from SEC registration if the issuer...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Regulation D, Form D, and Rule 156

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On July 10, 2013, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (Commission) adopted rules eliminating the ban on general solicitation and advertising in certain private offerings, as required by Section 201(a)(1) of the...more

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JOBS Act Implementation Regulations

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The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) regulations, which were announced on July 10 and which become effective on September 23, promise a new era for capital raising for operating companies and private funds...more

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New Rules May Revolutionize Private Placements: Five Steps You Can Take NOW to be Prepared

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently took action to implement certain provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

New SEC Rules

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On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission: Approved final rules eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in connection with certain private offers and sales of...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Defining "Bad Actors" Disqualified From Using Rule 506 Of Regulation D To Raise Capital

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In This Issue: - Covered Persons - Disqualifying Events - The Pre-Effectiveness Event Exclusion - Waivers and Exclusions - Ramifications of Rule 506 Disqualification - Excerpt from Covered...more

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Opportunities and Pitfalls of the New Offering Rules

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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

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Introduction To JOBS Act Regulations Effective On September 23, 2013

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On July 10 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted implementing regulations under the JOBS Act of 2012 (concerning the relaxation of the prohibitions against “general solicitations” under Regulation D under the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

SEC Rule 506 Amendments and Blue Sky

The Securities and Exchange Commission took some long-awaited action in the area of private offerings at its open meeting on July 10, 2013. The Commission issued two releases adopting final rules (i) to eliminate the...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Securities Law Update - SEC Amends Rules on Advertising, Solicitation and "Bad Actors" for Certain Private Offerings and Proposes...

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On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new rules that, beginning September 23, 2013, will under specified circumstances eliminate the bans on “general solicitation and general advertising”...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EB-5 Issuers May Commence General Solicitation for Rule 506 Offerings on September 23, 2013

The final rules for eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 offerings will become effective on September 23, 2013, which is 60 days after the July 24, 2013 date they were...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SEC Adopts JOBS Act Private Placement Provisions: Lifts Ban on General Solicitation and Advertising in Private Placements

On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved by a vote of 4-1 final rules that eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and advertising in certain private offerings of securities. ...more

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SEC Approves General Solicitation in Private Offerings and Proposes Further Regulation D Amendments

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On July 10, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a series of three releases — referred to in this White Paper as the General Solicitation Release, the Bad Actors Release, and the Proposing...more

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SEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation, Adopts “Bad Actor” Disqualification Rules and Proposes Amendments to Form D Filings

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On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) was enacted....more

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