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Crowdfunding is a method for raising capital whereby many individuals network and pool their funds, usually via the internet or social media. Crowdfunding methods are used in a variety of circumstances including, but not limited to, supporting charitable organizations, disaster relief, product development, artistic projects, and financing start-up companies. The passage of the JOBS Act of 2012 sought to broaden the use of crowdfunding in developing private capital for start-up companies by relaxing certain SEC investor registration requirements. less -

Proposed Expansion of “Accredited Investor” Definition Would Benefit Issuers and Investors

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 1/22/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more

Is Crowdfunding for You?

Bowditch & Dewey on 9/6/2018

Starting a new brewery takes money. Is crowdfunding the way to raise the funds you need? Crowdfunding allows a company to raise money online without registration under securities laws. There are other exemptions from...more

SEC Releases White Paper on Crowdfunding

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 3/14/2017

On February 28, 2017, the SEC released a white paper analyzing crowdfunded offerings during the first six months following the effective date of Regulation Crowdfunding (May 16, 2016). The white paper noted that crowdfunding...more

Crowdfunding Regulations

Troutman Pepper on 11/4/2015

On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final crowdfunding rules. More than two years after the publication of the proposed crowdfunding rules, the SEC approved regulations that permit...more

SEC Finally Adopts Federal Crowdfunding Rules: All That Glitters May Not Be Gold

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 11/3/2015

On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a 3-1 vote, adopted the long-anticipated final rules permitting federal crowdfunding (“Title III Crowdfunding”), providing a potentially attractive...more

SEC Issues Final Rule on Crowdfunding, Proposes Amendments to Existing Rules to Facilitate Small Business Capital Raising

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/2/2015

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rule permitting crowdfunding, permitting investors to purchase securities over the Internet using a crowdfunding exchange, on October 30, 2015....more

SEC Advisory Committee Recommends Additional Clarity Regarding So-Called “Finders”

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/8/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies ("Advisory Committee") announced new recommendations to make it easier for small and emerging companies to raise capital using...more

ACE Portal, in association with NYSE, Brings Technology to Private Equity Fundraising – An Interview with the General Counsel

Dechert LLP on 5/29/2015

In the Summer 2014 issue of the PE Newsletter we reviewed a private placement platform set up by ACE Portal, in partnership with the New York Stock Exchange, to facilitate the private placement of securities by issuers. The...more

Crowdfunding Alternatives–Part 3(C): Broker-Dealer Model

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 8/14/2013

We’re wrapping up the series discussion on crowdfunding because I’d like to move on to other business issues that I’ve been encountering lately (stay tuned later this week for how to limit liability in a contract), but before...more

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