On March 2, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) updated its Frequently Asked Questions relating to the targeted co-investment relief that the SEC previously had granted in an effort to assist business...more
On January 5, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a Public Statement updating the targeted regulatory relief that the SEC previously had granted in an effort to assist market participants, including...more
On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted to adopt final amendments (the Amendments) to “simplify, harmonize, and improve certain aspects of the exempt offering framework.” The Securities Act...more
12/2/2020
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Amended Regulation ,
Business Development Companies ,
Corporate Governance ,
Crowdfunding ,
Exemptions ,
General Solicitation ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Private Offerings ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation A ,
Rule 506(c) ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On October 7, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it voted to adopt new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) under the 1940 Act and related amendments (the Final Rule) to streamline and enhance the...more
10/16/2020
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Closed-End Funds ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Final Rules ,
Form N-CEN ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Mutual Funds ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Section 12(d)(1) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) in response to the COVID-19 emergency. Specifically, the CARES Act includes $349 billion...more
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
9/23/2019
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Business Development Companies ,
Capital Raising ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Issuer Exemption ,
Offerings ,
Private Placements ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
SBIC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), signed into law on December 22, 2017, amplifies the effects of certain deduction limitations as they apply to US-taxpaying individuals and other non-corporate investors in private business...more
On March 23, 2018, Congress passed its omnibus spending bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, to fund the federal government until October. Included within the spending bill is legislation, titled the Small...more