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Crowdfunding Regulation D Regulation A

Crowdfunding is a method for raising capital whereby many individuals network and pool their funds, usually via the internet or social media. Crowdfunding methods are used in a variety of circumstances including,... more +
Crowdfunding is a method for raising capital whereby many individuals network and pool their funds, usually via the internet or social media. Crowdfunding methods are used in a variety of circumstances including, but not limited to, supporting charitable organizations, disaster relief, product development, artistic projects, and financing start-up companies. The passage of the JOBS Act of 2012 sought to broaden the use of crowdfunding in developing private capital for start-up companies by relaxing certain SEC investor registration requirements. less -
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Corp Fin issues new and revised Securities Act CDIs—primarily Reg A and Reg D

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Corp Fin has just issued a slew of new and revised CDIs regarding the Securities Act and related rule and forms—primarily Reg A and Reg D. Some are updates that relate back to the 2020 amendments designed to harmonize and...more

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Trends in Capital Formation: The SEC’s OASB Annual Report

The SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (“OASB”) recently issued its 2021 Annual Report (the “Report”), which reviews the capital raising activities of a variety of companies, from startups and...more

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SEC Harmonizes and Improves “Patchwork” Exempt Offering Framework

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Our Securities Group breaks down new final rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission hopes will maintain investor protections while eliminating regulatory uncertainty....more

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SEC Amends Exempt Offering Framework

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On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to amend the framework for exempt offerings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act). The amendments generally establish a new...more

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SEC Adopts Exempt Offering Rule Changes That Increase Offering Limits and Harmonize Exempt Offerings

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 2, 2020, adopted a set of amendments to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework. The amendments are designed to make it easier for issuers to access the...more

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U.S. SEC Adopts Amendments Harmonizing The Exempt Offering Framework

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On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to amend its rules to harmonize, simplify, and improve the exempt offering framework. The SEC believes that these amendments will promote capital...more

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SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance and Improve “Patchwork” Exempt Offering Framework

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On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) expanding a number of private placement exemptions. The amendments were adopted...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Exempt Offering Rules

On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its exempt offering rules, including Regulation D and Regulation A (Amendments). Many of the Amendments largely harmonize the existing...more

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SEC Securities Act Rules Simplified, Improved

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The SEC amended the rules under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Act") to simplify, harmonize, and improve certain aspects of the exempt offering framework in order to promote capital formation while preserving or enhancing...more

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SEC Harmonizes and Improves “Patchwork” Private Offering Framework

On November 2, the SEC adopted amendments designed to harmonize and simplify the existing, complicated framework of private offering exemptions—the primary method by which private companies raise capital. The amendments...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

SEC Amends Rules to Harmonize, Simplify and Improve Exempt Offering Framework

On Nov. 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved rule amendments “to harmonize, simplify, and improve the multilayer and overly complex exempt offering framework.” The SEC believes the amendments will...more

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SEC “Harmonizes” Exempt Offering Framework

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On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to harmonize, simplify, and improve the current tangled framework for exempt securities offerings, a move intended to promote capital formation and expand...more

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Significant Exempt Offering Rule Reforms Approved by SEC to Facilitate Capital Formation

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On November 2, 2020, the SEC adopted significant rule amendments to simplify, harmonize and improve the exempt offering framework to facilitate capital formation and investment opportunities in startups and emerging...more

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SEC Modernizes Framework for Exempt Offerings

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In another 3-2 vote, on November 2, 2020 the SEC approved significant amendments to the framework for exempt offerings intended to harmonize and simplify the framework for exempt offerings under the Securities Act of 1933. ...more

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On track with the SEC - staff proposes rules on streamlining private exemptions

On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) on ways to “simplify, harmonize, and improve certain aspects of the exempt offering framework to promote capital...more

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New SEC Proposed Amendments Seek to Improve and Harmonize Private Offering Exemptions

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On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) proposed amendments to the private offering exemptive framework under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) to “simplify,...more

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SEC Proposes to Expand Private Offerings

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On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed broad changes to the current private offering framework. Recognizing the growing market for private investments, this is the latest in a series of recent...more

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SEC Proposes Rule Changes Relating to Exempt Offerings Which Would Include Increases to Offering Limits

On March 4, 2020, the SEC proposed a set of amendments designed to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework. The SEC's stated goal is to make it easier for issuers to access the capital markets and to provide...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Offering Exemptions

On March 4, 2020, the SEC proposed amendments to existing exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 to simplify, harmonize, and improve the existing regulatory framework and to promote...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Improve Private Placement Rules

On March 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) proposed a set of amendments to the rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), to simplify, harmonize and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Proposed Expansion of “Accredited Investor” Definition Would Benefit Issuers and Investors

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more

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SEC Issues Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions

On June 18, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release soliciting “comment on possible ways to simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to promote capital formation...more

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Securities Rules for Private Equity Financings

In order to sell securities (notes, common stock, preferred stock, membership interests in an LLC), a company must either register the sale under federal and state securities laws or find an exemption from such registration...more

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Five Things to Consider Before Launching a Crowdfunding Offering

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In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Regulation Crowdfunding. This created a new way for small companies to raise the capital they need to build their businesses by publicly offering investments...more

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The CATO Institute Assesses the Effectiveness of the JOBS Act

On May 3, 2016, the CATO Institute published a policy paper titled, “A Walk Through the JOBS Act of 2012: Deregulation in the Wake of Financial Crisis,” which assesses the JOBS Act and offers certain policy recommendations. ...more

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