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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Perils of Finder’s Fees (Revisited)

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Way back in 2017, one of our earliest posts discussed the legal and financial risks to both the issuer and the finder if an issuer pays a finder’s fee in connection with a sale of securities in the United States, and the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Can a Startup Pay a Transaction-Based Fee or Commission to Someone Who Helps Raise Capital?

We can't tell you how often we are presented with this question. For the most part, the answer is a clear "no," but why is that? The short answer is that—except under certain limited circumstances—it is likely illegal, it may...more

White & Case LLP

Permitted Finder Activities: SEC Proposes Long-Awaited Exemption

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Finders seeking to assist companies in raising capital are required to navigate an often cloudy path to determine whether the finder's activities and any compensation the finder would receive for its services would run afoul...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A Limited Exception - California enacts new rules governing exemption for finders in securities transactions

The California Department of Business Oversight has enacted final rules to implement an exemption from broker-dealer registration licensing requirements in California for individuals acting as “finders” in securities...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Finders Are Not Always Keepers!

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Your good client, Avery Phillips, Chairman of the Board, calls you because he is considering engaging a friend, Tepper, to identify potential investors for his company. Phillips explains that Tepper has extensive business...more

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