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Accredited Investors are a class of investors whose purchases are exempt from certain SEC registration requirements. Rule 501 of Regulation D lists eight categories of investors that qualify as accredited... more +

SEC No-Action Letter and Compliance Guidance Establish New Accredited Investor Verification Standard

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani on 5/29/2025

In response to a request for no-action submitted by the law firm Latham & Watkins on March 12, 2025 (No-Action Letter), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance’s staff (Staff) provided new...more

SEC Issues Guidance on Accredited Investor Verification

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/23/2025

The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released a no action letter addressing when accredited investor status for purposes of Rule 506(c) of Regulation D can be established by a representation...more

Frequently Asked Questions About Regulation D Private Placements

Oberheiden P.C. on 4/16/2025

Federal Securities Lawyer and Founding Attorney of Oberheiden P.C., Dr. Nick Oberheiden, answers FAQs about private placements under Regulation D....more

In tune with the SEC - staff continues dialogue on harmonizing private exemptions

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 9/23/2019

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

SEC Relaxes Ban On Advertising And Solicitation For Private Placements To Accredited Investors

Troutman Pepper on 7/18/2013

In a watershed event reversing decades of private offering restrictions, on July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final rules required by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS...more

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