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Cozen O'Connor

CSA Expands LIFE Exemption: Blanket Relief Order Increases Capital Raising Limits for Listed Issuers

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On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 (the Blanket Order), introducing targeted relief from certain limitations of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

ASC and FCAA Amend Self-Certified Investor Prospectus Exemption

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The new self-certified prospectus exemption adopted in Alberta and Saskatchewan has been amended in an effort to address inefficiencies and shortfalls and to better facilitate the capital raising efforts of businesses in...more

Cole Schotz

SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption From Broker Registration Requirements For Finders Assisting Small Businesses With Capital...

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Easing of restrictions may be on the way for smaller issuers seeking to rely on “finders” to assist with their capital raising efforts. On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a...more

Goodwin

Divided SEC Votes To Propose “Finder” Exemption From Broker Registration

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On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted 3-2 to propose a conditional exemption (“Exemption”) to permit natural persons to engage in limited securities activities as “finders” on behalf of...more

Jones Day

SEC Explores Ways to Simplify, Harmonize, and Improve the Framework For Exempt Offerings

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The Situation: In recent years, the overall framework for exempt offerings has shifted as new exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") have been introduced and existing...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Offering Exemptions Available to Companies Issuing ICOs

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• Issuing an initial coin offering (ICO) is a new and innovative way for companies to infuse capital into their enterprise. However, several regulatory agencies have increased their scrutiny of ICOs, including the U.S....more

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