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New Accredited Investor Definition Took Effect Tuesday

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On August 26, 2020 the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to expand the definition of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer”.  The amendments, published in the Federal...more

K&L Gates LLP

Summer's Over, but the Pool Is Open: SEC Expands the Definition of Accredited Investor

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INTRODUCTION - On 26 August 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), which...more

Hogan Lovells

More investors to be accredited under amended SEC rules

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On August 26, the SEC amended its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the definition of “accredited investor” used for determining eligibility to invest in certain securities offerings exempt from Securities Act...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Amends Definitions of "Accredited Investor" and "Qualified Institutional Buyer"

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to its current rules under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the definitions of an "accredited investor" and a "qualified institutional buyer." The amendments...more

Holland & Hart LLP

SEC Expands Pool of Eligible Private Offering Participants

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted amendments to update and expand the definitions of "accredited investor" and "qualified institutional buyer." As a result of the new categories of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Broadens ‘Accredited Investor’ Definition to Give More Investors Access to Private Offerings

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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 last week to adopt amendments to the “accredited investor” definition, one of the tests the SEC uses to determine eligibility to invest in unregistered private offerings of...more

Baker Donelson

SEC Expands the "Accredited Investor" Definition to Cover Additional Categories of Individuals and Entities

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) last week adopted amendments to Rule 501(a) (Rule) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Act), to add additional categories of individuals and...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Rulemaking Expands Accredited Investor Definition

On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments and issued a related order to expand the definition of “accredited investor” under Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act to include natural persons...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Proposes Amendments to Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer”

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed on December 18, 2019 amendments to, among other things, its current rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") relating to the definitions of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments To Expand Accredited Investor Definition

On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to expand the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D. The proposed amendments would allow more investors to...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Proposes to Update Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Buyer Definitions

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The SEC today proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor,” one of the principal tests for who is eligible to participate in exempt private placements of securities. According to the SEC, the proposed...more

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