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The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act is a United States federal law enacted in 2012 to increase start-up companies' access to capital by easing certain restrictions on seeking and soliciting private... more +
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Using Regulation D Rule 506(c) to Raise Capital

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Raising investment capital through private offerings has always been a challenge, especially for new and emerging investment managers. COVID-19 has exasperated this challenge by significantly limiting traditional means of...more

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How To Use Electronic Media To Access Accredited Investors Under The New SEC Rules

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Effective September 23, 2013, pursuant to new SEC Rule 506(c), issuers of securities are allowed to reach “accredited investors” through general solicitation as long as they take adequate precautions to a) limit the offering...more

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JOBS Act Rules – Limited Grandfathering For Current Investors; Certain Other Form D Developments

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Issuers taking advantage of the general solicitation allowance provided by Rule 506(c) must take “reasonable steps” to verify the accredited investor status of investors in the offering....more

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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

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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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SEC Approves Changes to Private Offering Rules and Adopts New “Bad Actor” Prohibitions; Proposes Additional Changes to Better...

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On July 10, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved changes to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 to implement the elimination, mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups...more

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SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Final Rule Removing Ban On General Solicitation In Rule 506 Private Offerings

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On July 10, 2013, the SEC adopted a “game changing” new final rule that lifts an 80-year-old ban on general solicitation and advertising for certain private securities offerings. Previously, investors conducting private...more

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SEC Lifts Ban On General Solicitation, Adopts “Bad Actor” Disqualification Rules And Proposes Amendments To Form D Filings

On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act") was enacted. The stated objective for the JOBS Act is to improve access to the public capital markets for startup and emerging companies and thus...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- July 2013

In This Issue: Regulatory Updates - SEC Proposes Money Market Reform; SEC Eases Ban on General Solicitation and General Advertising in Certain Private Placements; SEC and CFTC Adopt Joint Rules to Address...more

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SEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation

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On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a 4-1 vote, adopted a rule lifting the ban on "general solicitation" and advertising in Rule 506 offerings. The ban has historically barred issuers from...more

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SEC adopts rules eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and advertising in Rule 506 offerings to accredited...

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On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) amended Rule 506 of Regulation D to permit an issuer to engage in advertising or general solicitation in offering and selling securities pursuant to...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Permitting General Solicitation In Private Placements And Proposes New Reg D Requirements

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On July 10, 2013, the SEC adopted new rules under Section 201(a) of the JOBS Act, repealing the ban on general solicitation in all Rule 144A offerings and certain Rule 506 transactions....more

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SEC Adopts and Proposes New Rules, Including Easing the Prohibition on General Solicitation

On July 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted certain new rules and proposed others applicable to certain securities offerings that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). ...more

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SEC Implements JOBS Act to Allow General Solicitation in Regulation D Offerings

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued regulations implementing the portion of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), enacted more than a year ago, allowing an issuer enjoying exemption from...more

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Removal Of General Solicitation Requirements Triggers Additional SEC Proposals

The SEC has adopted final rules eliminating the ban on general solicitations in Rule 506 offerings....more

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The SEC Adopts Rules to Allow General Solicitation in Rule 506 and Rule 144A Offerings, Adopts Rules Prohibiting “bad actors” From...

On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to important rules used to offer securities in private placements: - The SEC adopted new Rule 506(c) of Regulation D to permit...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What the SEC’s Elimination of the Prohibition on General Solicitation for Rule 506 Offerings means to the EB-5 Community

As we previously reported, on July 10, 2013, the SEC adopted the amendments required under the JOBS Act to Rule 506 that would permit issuers to use broad-based marketing methods such as the Internet, social media, email...more

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New Freedoms & Heightened Scrutiny Complicate the US Private Fund Marketing Environment

Originally published in CorporateLiveWire on February 21, 2013. The last few years have witnessed tectonic shifts in U.S. laws and regulations that effect the management and operations of hedge funds, private equity...more

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