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Securities Act of 1933 › The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act › Regulation D

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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SEC Cracks Down on Regulation A Issuers

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Regulation A “Plus” is an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 that permits certain eligible issuers to conduct public offerings of up to $75 million in a 12-month period to accredited and unaccredited...more

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SEC Proposes New Accredited Investor Rule

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Access to invest in private placement securities reminds me of All-State Orchestra. Private placements provide unique investment opportunities that can help investors diversify their portfolios. Yet, most private placements...more

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New JOBS Act Rules Regarding Accredited Investor Determination

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New SEC rules mandated by the JOBS Act require that an issuer’s determination of an investor’s “accredited investor” status must be made as of the last day of the issuer’s most recent fiscal year rather than at the time of...more

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Practice Pointers on Navigating the Securities Act’s Prohibition on General Solicitation and General Advertising

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The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) included a measure directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) to relax the prohibition against general solicitation and general...more

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The FAST Act, New Section 4(a)(7), and Section 4(a)(1½)

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The new private resale safe harbor is unlikely to gain traction in private offerings of asset-backed securities. On December 4, 2015, US President Barack Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation...more

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SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Pave the Way for Intrastate and Regional Offerings

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At the same time the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules implementing Regulation Crowdfunding pursuant to Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), the agency proposed...more

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"Corporate Finance Alert: SEC Finalizes Crowdfunding Rules, Proposes to Expand Intrastate Offering and Rule 504 Exemptions"

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently took several important steps to facilitate smaller securities offerings. First, it adopted final rules for the new Securities Act exemption for securities-based...more

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Crowdfunding Regulations

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On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final crowdfunding rules. More than two years after the publication of the proposed crowdfunding rules, the SEC approved regulations that permit...more

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SEC Issues Final Rule on Crowdfunding, Proposes Amendments to Existing Rules to Facilitate Small Business Capital Raising

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Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rule permitting crowdfunding, permitting investors to purchase securities over the Internet using a crowdfunding exchange, on October 30, 2015....more

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What's Market? Update: Securities

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Amendments to Regulation A adopted by the SEC to comply with a mandate in the JOBS Act took effect on June 19, 2015. Regulation A as amended (often referred to as “Regulation A+”) expands the maximum aggregate amount that...more

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What Do the Expanded Reg A+ Rules Mean for Your Company?

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This spring, the SEC adopted final rules required by the JOBS Act, which some hoped would increase smaller companies’ access to capital. Note, this wasn’t the long-awaited crowdfunding rules, it was the expansion of...more

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Crowdfunding Disclaimers Aren’t Adequate to Avoid Liability under U.S. Securities Laws

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Warning to non-United States equity crowdfunding sites: it’s not enough to warn that offerings are not being made to United States residents. Your procedures must verify that investors are not United States residents. On...more

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Notification Requirement for Firms Claiming Compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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The GIPS Executive Committee has approved a new requirement, effective January 1, 2015, that any firm claiming compliance with GIPS must annually notify the CFA Institute of such claim by June 30. Each GIPS-compliant firm...more

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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs Relating to Accredited Investor Verification Methods

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On July 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued six new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) with respect to determination of accredited investor status and, in...more

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Beware the "Bad Actor" - SEC Disqualification and Disclosure Requirements Affect Private Offering Issuers

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Effective September 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented Section 926 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which provided for expanded liability for "bad actors" in...more

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Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2014 Edition: SEC Approves Final Rules that Disqualify “Bad Actors” from Using Rule 506 to...

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Most private equity funds that are subject to the U.S. securities laws rely on Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, a safe harbor under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), in forming funds and soliciting...more

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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Five Additional C&DIs Relating to “Bad Actor” Rule

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On January 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) with respect to Rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities...more

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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues 14 New C&DIs Relating to “Bad Actor” Rules

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On December 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued 14 new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) with respect to Rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933. These C&DIs...more

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The recently finalized "Bad Actor" rules and their applicability to CLO transactions

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Section 926(1) of the Dodd-Frank Act required the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to adopt rules that disqualify securities offerings involving certain felons and other “bad actors” from reliance on Rule 506 under...more

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

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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

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General Solicitation and Advertising Permitted under Rule 506(c) – The SEC Takes First Steps in JOBS Act Rulemaking

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Effective September 23, 2013, finalized rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), implementing Section 201(a)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act), allows issuers of securities to...more

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Amended Rule 506 - Lifting the Ban on General Solicitation

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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

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Rule 15A-6 and Foreign Broker-Dealers

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The SEC recently adopted final rules relaxing the prohibition on general solicitation and general advertising for certain private placements under Rule 506 of Regulation D and for offerings pursuant to Rule 144A under the...more

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

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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

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Private Placements Under New Rule 506(c) – Interplay With Other Exemptions And State Law Implications

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A fundamental precept of the federal securities laws is that any purchase or sale of a security must either be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) or qualify for an exemption from registration....more

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