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Angels in Limbo: Congress and SEC Consider Regulatory Changes with Potential for Profound Effects on Start-Up Investments

K&L Gates LLP on 9/29/2014

Three events occurred during 2013 that have the potential to significantly affect angel investment around the country: (1) the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) lifted the prohibition on general solicitation for...more

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

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/24/2013

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

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

Dechert LLP on 10/7/2013

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

Concurrent EB-5 Offerings In The United States And Abroad

Carlton Fields on 10/2/2013

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

General Solicitation – Week One – Flying Cars And More

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 9/26/2013

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

Reminders for Issuers That Intend to Use General Solicitation

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 9/16/2013

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

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel (Update) - September 11, 2013

Stoel Rives LLP on 9/12/2013

As we run up the September 23 effective date of rules eliminating the prohibition on general solicitations under Regulation D and wait for final SEC "process" rules, a few additional resources are below(summary of comments on...more

Amended Rule 506 - Lifting the Ban on General Solicitation

BakerHostetler on 9/9/2013

At its July open meeting, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule proposal to amend Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act)....more

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

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/30/2013

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

Update! New JOBS Act Regulations

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 8/29/2013

Several of our discussions have mentioned the SEC’s delay in adopting final implementing regulations under the JOBS Act of 2012, however, on September 23, 2013 a few new JOBS Act regulations will become effective to implement...more

Open For Business: Comments On The SEC’s Latest Regulation D Proposals

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 8/27/2013

A review of some of the approximately 300 comment letters the SEC has received relating to its latest round of Regulation D proposals is a showcase for the various types of companies that have already sprung up in the hopes...more

New Rule 506(d) "Bad Actor" Disqualification - A Continuous Diligence Headache for Emerging Companies

McCarter & English, LLP on 8/26/2013

As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC on July 10, 2013, adopted final Rule 506(d) to "disqualify felons and other bad actors" from Regulation D private offerings. New Rule 506(d) identifies persons and triggering events...more

SEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation for Certain Private Offerings

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 8/19/2013

Background - On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) into law. The JOBS Act is intended to “increase American job creation and economic growth by improving...more

All The World’s A Stage, But The SEC Isn’t Allowing All Actors To Play Upon It

Allen Matkins on 8/16/2013

Every Rule Must Play It’s Part, But This Part Is A Sad One - There is much to dislike in the SEC’s recent “bad actor” rule amendments. While Congress conceived the idea of disqualifying bad actors (Section 926 of the...more

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel (Cumulative)

Stoel Rives LLP on 8/15/2013

As forecast, there is no shortage of law firm memos describing Regulation D changes, including the final rules eliminating the general solicitation ban (here) and prohibiting "bad actor" participation (here) and the proposed...more

Corporate and Securities Alert: SEC Clears Way for General Solicitation in Private Securities Offerings

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/15/2013

New regulations approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July 2013 give companies greater freedom to communicate with potential investors in certain private securities offerings, creating both new...more

Practical Considerations For A Rule 506(c) General Solicitation

Troutman Pepper on 8/14/2013

So you want to jump into the fray and take advantage of the new opportunities created by the JOBS Act’s elimination of the ban on general advertising of private placements?...more

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

Smith Anderson on 8/9/2013

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

The New Rule 506: a Useful Crowdsourcing Tool

Mintz on 8/7/2013

When the JOBS Act was passed in the spring of 2012, all the “buzz” was about the imminent advent of “Crowdfunding.” But as legal practitioners, business persons, and pundits looked closer at the details under the Crowdfunding...more

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

Polsinelli on 8/6/2013

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

Opportunities and Pitfalls of the New Offering Rules

Cohen & Gresser LLP on 8/6/2013

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

Introduction To JOBS Act Regulations Effective On September 23, 2013

Troutman Pepper on 8/2/2013

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

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/2/2013

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

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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 7/31/2013

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

Lawmakers Claim SEC Proposals Are Contrary To JOBS Act

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 7/30/2013

The SEC recently issued proposals related to Regulation D which, among other things, require a Form D to be filed fifteen days before a general solicitation under Rule 506(c) can commence....more

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