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The Securities Act of 1933 is a United States federal statute enacted in response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression. The Act has two primary purposes: 1) to give investors better... more +
The Securities Act of 1933 is a United States federal statute enacted in response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression. The Act has two primary purposes: 1) to give investors better access to material information prior to investing 2) ensure that transactions are not based on fraud. In order to effectuate its dual goals, the Act requires that any offer or sale of securities is registered with the SEC. less -
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The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - 2023 Edition

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Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more

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SEC Adjusts Definition of Emerging Growth Companies

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On September 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted a number of inflation-related adjustments under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), including an adjustment to the revenue...more

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Legal Update: Testing the Waters for All – New Rule 163B Expands TTW to All Issuers

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On September 26, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission extended the ability to test the waters to all issuers by adopting the highly anticipated new Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act)....more

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The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - 2019 Edition

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Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more

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US IPO Guide - 2019 Edition

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This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more

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Testing the Waters for All? Proposed New Rule Would Expand Accommodation to All Issuers

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Since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was enacted in 2012, emerging growth companies (EGCs) have benefited from the opportunity to test the waters with investors and gauge interest in a potential offering....more

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SEC Proposes to Extend “Test-the-Waters” Provisions to all Issuers

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On February 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission published a rule proposal entitled “Solicitations of Interest Prior to a Registered Public Offering” that would extend the “test-the-waters” provisions of Section...more

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SEC Proposes to Expand “Test-the-Waters” Communications to all Issuers

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The SEC has proposed new rules that would permit all issuers to solicit investor views about potential offerings to be taken into account at an earlier stage in the process than is the case today....more

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SEC Proposes to Expand “Test-the-Waters” Modernization Reform to All Issuers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission took the long-awaited step of proposing rules for comment that would extend the ability to test the waters beyond emerging growth companies, or EGCs. ...more

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SEC Proposes Universal Access to “Testing-the-Waters” Exemption

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a proposal to expand the current exemption for “testing-the-waters” communications — currently limited to emerging growth companies (EGCs) — to all companies,...more

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SEC Proposes to Expand "Test the Waters" to All Issuers

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Background On Feb. 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted to propose a rule and related rule amendments under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)...more

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House Bill Aims To Encourage Public Offerings

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In an effort to facilitate capital formation, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance expanded its nonpublic review process to permit all companies to submit draft registration statements relating to an initial public...more

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SEC Expands Confidential Review of IPO Registration Statements

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The SEC announced earlier this summer (and supplemented that announcement late last week with additional information) that it has expanded the availability of its popular procedure for confidential non-public review of, and...more

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SEC to Allow Issuers to File Draft Initial Registration Statements on a Nonpublic Basis

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On June 29, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) announced that it would begin to allow issuers to file draft initial registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act“) on a...more

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SEC Expands Confidential Review Process for Draft Registration Statements

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On June 29, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that, beginning July 10, 2017, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance will permit all issuers to confidentially submit draft registration statements...more

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SEC Staff Expands Confidential Review Procedures for Registration Statements under the Securities Act and Exchange Act

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On June 29, 2017, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC Staff”) issued an announcement (the “Announcement”) expanding its confidential review process in several areas,...more

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SEC Confidential Submission Procedures Expanded Beyond Emerging Growth Company Issuers Beginning July 10, 2017

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Last week, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that, beginning on July 10, 2017, the SEC will accept voluntary draft registration submissions from all issuers for nonpublic review. This...more

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SEC to Permit All Issuers to Submit Confidential Draft Registration Statements

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on June 29, 2017, that the staff (staff) of the Division of Corporation Finance will accept draft registration statement submissions from all companies for nonpublic...more

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SEC Adopts Jobs Act Amendments

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On April 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) announced that it has adopted amendments to increase the amount of money companies can raise through crowdfunding to adjust for inflation. It also approved amendments...more

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JOBS Act Related Technical Amendments

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted technical amendments to conform several rules and forms to amendments made to the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

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US IPO Guide 2016 Edition

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This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more

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JOBS Act Quick Start – A Brief Overview of the JOBS Act, 2016 Update

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Many market participants were taken by surprise by the enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The JOBS Act, HR 3606, was passed by the United States House of Representatives on March 8, 2012. On March...more

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Regulation A+: More Money, Less Problems

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In 2015, the SEC adopted new rules intended to improve emerging companies’ ability to raise capital. Part of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (Regulation A+) adds a class of small issue securities exempted from...more

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FAST Act’s Hidden Securities Law Benefits

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The so-called “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” or “FAST Act” was signed into law on December 4, 2015. Buried in the legislation are changes to the JOBS Act and the Securities Act of 1933 that add a statutory...more

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US IPO Guide - 2015 Edition

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This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more

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