News & Analysis as of August 15, 2025

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The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act is a United States federal law enacted in 2012 to increase start-up companies' access to capital by easing certain restrictions on seeking and soliciting private... more +

Less Red Tape, More Capital? SEC Clarifies 506(c) Verification Rules

DarrowEverett LLP on 3/17/2025

On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a significant no-action letter clarifying the use of high minimum investment amounts as a method for verifying accredited investor status under Rule...more

The Jobs Act Did Not Raise IPO Underpricing

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 7/26/2022

In their study and accompanying paper, “The Jobs Act Did Not Raise IPO Underpricing” Omri Even-Tov, Panos N. Patatoukas and Young S. Yoon, review the effects of the JOBS Act on emerging growth company (EGCs) IPOs. The JOBS...more

The Equity Crowdfunding Rules: What You Need to Know

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/5/2016

The SEC’s equity crowdfunding rules finally go into effect this month almost four years after Congress passed the JOBS Act, requiring the relaxing of certain rules on raising funds. So what does equity crowdfunding actually...more

Joining the Crowd: SEC Adopts Final Crowdfunding Regulations - Part II - Issuers

K&L Gates LLP on 11/19/2015

On October 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules, in the form of Regulation Crowdfunding, to implement the securities-based crowdfunding exemption contained in Section 4(a)(6) of the...more

SEC (Finally) Adopts New Equity Crowdfunding Rules, Promoting Increased Access to Capital and Democratization of Investment...

McCarter & English, LLP on 11/5/2015

Late last week, the SEC adopted its final rules for equity crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act. These rules, when implemented, have the promise of reducing the cost and increasing the availability of sorely needed...more

Crowdfunding Regulations

Troutman Pepper on 11/4/2015

On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final crowdfunding rules. More than two years after the publication of the proposed crowdfunding rules, the SEC approved regulations that permit...more

SEC Finally Adopts Federal Crowdfunding Rules: All That Glitters May Not Be Gold

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 11/3/2015

On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a 3-1 vote, adopted the long-anticipated final rules permitting federal crowdfunding (“Title III Crowdfunding”), providing a potentially attractive...more

Following the Wisdom of the Crowd? A Look at the SEC’s Final Crowdfunding Rules

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/2/2015

In this alert, we provide a detailed overview of the final rules, Regulation Crowdfunding, which will be applicable to crowdfunding offerings conducted in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended...more

SEC Issues Final Rule on Crowdfunding, Proposes Amendments to Existing Rules to Facilitate Small Business Capital Raising

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/2/2015

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rule permitting crowdfunding, permitting investors to purchase securities over the Internet using a crowdfunding exchange, on October 30, 2015....more

It’s Not Crowdfunding!

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 7/14/2015

Since the Regulation A+ effective date last month, a number of websites have emerged that promote “Regulation A+ crowdfunding” contributing even further to the confusion in the market regarding “crowdfunding.” ...more

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