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General Solicitation typically refers to the soliciting of investors to purchase securities. Prior to the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, general solicitation was banned in connection with privately offered... more +
General Solicitation typically refers to the soliciting of investors to purchase securities. Prior to the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, general solicitation was banned in connection with privately offered unregistered securities. Issuers were only permitted to offer such securities to investors with whom they had a pre-existing substantive relationship. Section 201(a) of the JOBS Act lifted the ban on general solicitation, but only with respect to accredited investors.  less -
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Pitch Perfect: Demo Days, General Solicitation and the HALOS Act of 2025

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Your company is invited by a local meetup group to present at demo day with other startups, and you accept.  The group announces the demo day lineup of startups in an e-blast, on its website, on its Facebook page and through...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Changes To Promote Capital Investment And Harmonize Private Placement Framework

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INTRODUCTION - On 2 November 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted significant amendments to the exempt offering framework under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), to harmonize,...more

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