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Ten LPs + 85 Investors Over Four Years = Unlicensed Trading Allegation from the OSC

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One of the grey areas for real estate development, private equity and venture capital firms (“sponsors”) that serially launch new funds is how frequently a sponsor can come to market with a new fund offering without hitting...more

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Enhanced Disclosure Rules Coming into Effect for Issuers Involved in Real Estate Activities or Acting as Collective Investment...

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In December 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators announced the adoption of amendments to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions applicable to issuers engaged in real estate activities or acting as collective...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Selling Real Estate Securities: The “Issuer Exemption” from Broker-Dealer Licensing

When companies sell their own securities, their executives and employees must be careful not to run afoul of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and broker-dealer licensing requirements. These challenges are...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Conference] Prepaid Accounts Compliance - February 23rd - 24th, 8:45 am - 4:00 pm EST

22nd National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance is going Virtual! The conference will take place on February 22—24, 2022 (EST) via an interactive online platform. Formerly ACI’s Prepaid Card Compliance Forum, the evolved...more

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Raising Money for a Business or Investment from Friends and Family May Require Compliance With Securities Laws

Just as there are different types of operas, there are different types of securities subject to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation. And like opera, securities aren’t always what one might expect. It's not...more

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SEC Adopts Exempt Offering Rule Changes That Increase Offering Limits and Harmonize Exempt Offerings

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 2, 2020, adopted a set of amendments to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework. The amendments are designed to make it easier for issuers to access the...more

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UK Schemes of Arrangement and US Securities Considerations

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In structuring a UK scheme of arrangement that involves the restructuring of existing securities and/or the offer of new securities, due consideration must be given to the relevant US securities laws and registration...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Improve Private Placement Rules

On March 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) proposed a set of amendments to the rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), to simplify, harmonize and...more

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SEC Commissioner Peirce Proposes Safe Harbor for Blockchain Developers

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Speaking at the International Blockchain Congress in Chicago on February 6, 2020, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed a safe harbor from U.S. securities laws so that developers of blockchain protocols could offer and sell...more

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[Don’t] Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies … or the SEC will charge you with fraud

Many private companies assume that if valid federal and state exemptions from registration are available for private company securities that there is little risk of problems with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

In tune with the SEC - staff continues dialogue on harmonizing private exemptions

On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a concept release (the “Release”) on ways to “simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to expand investment opportunities while...more

Dechert LLP

Research Reports of Certain Covered Investment Funds Now Receive Safe Harbor Protection from Being Deemed Offers or Sales

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Pursuant to new Rule 139b (Rule) under the Securities Act of 1933, the publication of a “research report” on “covered investment funds” by an unaffiliated broker-dealer will not be deemed an “offer for sale or offer to sell”...more

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SEC Fines Private Company in First Enforcement Action Resulting from Rule 701 Option Grants Investigation

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought an action against San Francisco-based Credit Karma on March 12 for issuing employee stock options without a valid registration exemption because the issuer failed to satisfy...more

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Private Funds and Managers – Navigating Broker-Dealer Requirements

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When looking to raise capital, broker-dealer compliance may not be at the forefront of a private fund manager’s mind. However, engaging individuals (including the fund manager’s employees) or firms to identify, introduce or...more

Allen Matkins

Shares of Foreign Subsidiaries

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I expect that little or no thought is given to the possible application of California’s Corporate Securities Law of 1968 when a corporation incorporates a subsidiary under the laws of a foreign country. However, the issuance...more

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Will New Rule 147A Lead To A Renaissance In California Permit Applications?

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Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new intrastate offering exemption under the Securities Act of 1933. Significantly, new Rule 147A will have no restrictions on offers and will not require that an...more

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Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers

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Earlier this month, the SEC released a small entity compliance guide for issuers regarding its recently passed crowdfunding regulation to help provide issuers with some additional clarity. ...more

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SEC Finalizes Rules Implementing JOBS Act and FAST Act Provisions Concerning Exchange Act Registration Thresholds

On May 3, 2016, the SEC adopted final rules regarding reporting obligation thresholds under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 mandated by the JOBS Act and the securities provisions of the FAST Act. The rules become...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FINRA Issues Notice on the Application of the Mark-Up Rule to Exempted Government Securities Transactions

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released Regulatory Notice 16-03, which discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of amendments to FINRA Rule 0150 (Application of Rules to Exempted Securities...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FAST Act Creates a New Exemption for the Resale of Securities and Eases Certain Regulations for Emerging Growth Companies and...

The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) was signed into law by President Obama on December 4, 2015. Though the bulk of the FAST Act relates to infrastructure funding, it includes a number of significant...more

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Sellers May Find The FAST Act To Be Not So Fast

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I’ve devoted several recent posts to the new secondary trading exemption that Congress tacked on to Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933. The exemption is poorly drafted and in many cases may prove unusable. Perhaps this...more

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Congress’ Strange New Secondary Trading Exemption

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Yesterday’s post introduced new Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act of 1933, as added by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or the “FAST Act”.  Boiled down to the essentials, this is a secondary trading...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

TSX Implements Rule Changes to Benefit Interlisted Issuers

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has implemented amendments (Amendments) to its Company Manual to modify and expand the exemptions available to TSX issuers listed on one or more other exchanges (interlisted issuers) where the...more

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SEC Finalizes Regulation Crowdfunding

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has issued final rules on Regulation Crowdfunding. Our summary is set forth below. The final rules and forms are effective 180 days after publication in the Federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Toward a Transactional Exemption for Emerging Company Investments

In “Bringing the Individual Accredited Investor Definition into the 21st Century,” which was posted on December 18th of last year, it was suggested that there might be certain common venture capital transactional structures...more

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