THE EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY -
The JOBS Act created a new class of issuer: the emerging growth company (EGC). An EGC is defined as an issuer with total annual gross revenue of less than $1.07 billion (originally $1 billion,...more
On September 5, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2864 (Improving Access to Capital Act) by a vote of 403-3. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Krysten Sinema and previously amended by the Committee on...more
On September 13, 2016, the House Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives (the “FSC”) formally released H.R. 5983, the “Financial CHOICE Act” (the “CHOICE Act”). While the CHOICE Act has...more
9/16/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Formation ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Crowdfunding ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
FHFA ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mergers ,
NCUA ,
Overpayment ,
Pay Ratio ,
Popular ,
Private Placements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Small Business ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Title IX ,
Transparency
Business development companies (“BDCs”) provide an important and growing alternative source of capital to small and middle market companies that may not otherwise have access to bank financing....more
On June 28, 2016, Morrison & Foerster LLP, along with the Milken Institute, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Small Business Investment Alliance (SBIA), will be hosting the 2016 BDCs & Small Business...more
On February 1, 2016, the House passed H.R. 3784, the SEC Small Business Advocate Act, and H.R. 2187, the Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act....more
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
2/1/2016
/ Capital Formation ,
Crowdfunding ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
Private Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation A ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Background -
“Matchmaking sites,” also referred to as “matchmaking platforms,” have come to play a more significant role in capital formation in recent years. A matchmaking site generally relies on the Internet in...more