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Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Lifts 15% Limit on Private-Asset Holdings for Registered Closed-End Funds that Invest in Private Funds

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Who may be interested: Registered Closed-End Funds, Registered Investment Advisers, Compliance Staff, Boards of Directors, Broker-Dealers, Private Fund Managers - Quick Take: The Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Democratization of VC funds

At least once or twice per year, a prospective client will call with the greatest new idea—launch a venture fund for everyone. Open up potential fundraising by appealing to moderate-income people. Why hasn’t anyone thought of...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

SEC’s New Guidance on General Solicitation Eases Accredited Investor Verification for Private Funds

Last month, the SEC issued a No Action Letter interpreting Rule 506(c) that effectively provides a streamlined path for private fund sponsors to conduct an exempt general solicitation offering pursuant to Regulation D of the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC Staff eases Rule 506(c) verification with high-minimum investment approach

On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a significant No-Action Letter, providing clarity on how issuers can satisfy the “reasonable steps” requirement for verifying accredited investor status in Rule...more

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SEC Provides Further Clarity in Rule 506(c) Offerings

On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a No-Action Letter that provided guidance regarding the ways issuers can satisfy the accredited investor verification requirements of offerings made...more

Morgan Lewis

New SEC Guidance Eases Burden in Rule 506(c) Accredited Investor Verification Requirements

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SEC staff issued no-action guidance on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D private securities offerings on March 12, 2025, which should provide issuers with an easier path to rely on Rule 506(c) and solicit and advertise their...more

Goodwin

New SEC No-Action Letter Eases Burden on General Solicitations

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On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (NAL) recognizing the reasonableness of one method by which issuers relying on Rule...more

DLA Piper

SEC Permits Rule 506(c) Accredited Investor Verification with Self-Certification

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published no-action guidance providing clarity to issuers relying on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D – an exempt offering pathway that permits issuers to publicly advertise an...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Issues No-Action Letter Clarifying Rule 506(c) Accredited Investor Verification

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On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Division of Corporate Finance issued a no-action letter (the “Letter”)1 clarifying “reasonable steps” issuers can take to verify purchasers’ accredited...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SEC Broadens Guidance on Accredited Investor Verification

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter providing new interpretive guidance on the verification of accredited investor status in offerings conducted under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, which...more

Vicente LLP

Raising Capital for Your Business: Why Companies Should Avoid Non-Accredited Investors

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When raising capital, startups and growing businesses must choose among various terms, structures, filings, and investor types. One decision—whether to include unaccredited investors—should be straightforward. For the reasons...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

While you were Quarantining – the Private Offering Regulatory Framework Gets a Makeover – What’s New and What you Need to Know.

On March 15, 2021, at long last, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s proposed amendments to the private offering rules (a process which began in June 2019 via a concept release) are anticipated to go into effect....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

SEC Expands Definition of “Accredited Investor” – Here Are 5 Key Takeaways

The SEC recently adopted amendments to Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 that expand the definition of “accredited investor” by adding new categories of eligibility based on professional knowledge,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

SEC Modernizes And Expands "Accredited Investor" Definition

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On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the “accredited investor” definition in Rule 501 of Regulation D. Below, we summarize the key takeaways from this change, as well as...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The SEC’s proposed accredited investor definition

Investor access to private funds is expanded under the SEC’s proposed rule amending the “accredited investor” definition. In this Bottom Line videocast, Michael Voynich and Nicholas Rinaldi discuss: the impact to Regulation...more

White & Case LLP

New Investment Opportunities in Private Offerings as SEC Proposes to Amend Accredited Investor Definition

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On December 18, 2019, the Securities and the Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) published its proposal to amend the accredited investor definition set forth in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Proposes Amendments to Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer”

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed on December 18, 2019 amendments to, among other things, its current rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") relating to the definitions of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments To Expand Accredited Investor Definition

On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to expand the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D. The proposed amendments would allow more investors to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC proposal seeks to expand access to private funds

On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule – “Amending the ‘Accredited Investor’ Definition” (the Proposed Rule) – that would expand access to private funds for certain...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Accredited Investor Proposal Could Yield New Product Opportunities for Private Fund Managers

On Dec. 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) proposed amendments to broaden the definition of “Accredited Investor” under Regulation D to cover a broader group of investors, including adding...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Concept Release Could Yield New Retail Product Opportunities for Private Fund Managers

On June 18, 2019, the SEC issued a concept release requesting comments on, among other things, whether to liberalize the definition of “Accredited Investor” under Regulation D to cover a broader group of investors, including...more

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