PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What is a Private Offering?
Using Regulation D Rule 506(c) to Raise Capital
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New fees from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) are now on hold until 2027. Our Investment Funds Team examines the new schedule for public offering and private placement reviews....more
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently issued an interpretive letter providing additional insight as to what constitutes “reasonable steps” to verify an investor’s accredited investor status under Rule 506(c) of...more
The SEC now permits public marketing of private placements, without burdensome investor wealth verification requirements, if the investment is big enough. On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
On March 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the SEC issued a no-action letter (the “No-Action Letter”) providing new guidance on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act....more
On March 12, 2025, Latham obtained SEC Staff guidance on the use of general solicitation in private placements. The guidance unlocks the full potential of Regulation D Rule 506(c) by clarifying that issuers may satisfy the...more
This amendment builds on FINRA’s recent willingness to relax the prohibition on the use of projections and targeted returns in the marketing materials broker-dealers deliver to institutional investors and qualified...more
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As many of our readers will have heard, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) has announced the adoption of a new prospectus exemption for certain reporting issuers listed on a Canadian stock exchange (the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in seismic shifts to the real estate industry over the last year. Shifting preferences and governmental restrictions severely impacted retail, hospitality and commodity office asset classes....more
In July 2020, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 20-21, which is designed to provide guidance to broker-dealers in connection with their creation and use of retail communications relating to private placements. The notice...more
This briefing summarises the key announcements in the Spring Budget from a funds perspective: including the UK funds review, the SDLT surcharge for corporate and individual non-resident purchasers of UK residential property...more
On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a concept release (the “Release”) on ways to “simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to expand investment opportunities while...more
Schuldscheine, no longer exclusively German products, are gaining international popularity as issuers and financial institutions realise their efficiency, flexibility and propensity for innovation. In the face of uncertainty...more
Report concludes that the AIFMD has been helpful in building a market for AIFs, but is not free from issues. Key Points: ..The report concludes that the AIFMD has played a significant role in helping to create an...more
Structuring Inbound Investment by Foreign Investors Using Private Placement Insurance Products - Overview - By now most of you that have followed my articles know that I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone and studied...more
Exploring the rules governing marketing in the UAE of interests in foreign (non-UAE) funds, and in particular the various exemptions from the general requirement that such foreign funds be registered with the Securities and...more
Amendments to Foreign Fund Private Placement Exemptions in the UAE - In August 2016, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the federal securities regulator of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted...more
In August 2016, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the federal securities regulator of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted new investment funds regulations (the 2016 Fund Regulations), which repealed...more
An issuer that distributes securities to the public must either file a prospectus with securities regulatory authorities and deliver such prospectus to prospective purchasers, or rely upon a prospectus exemption available...more
Effective June 30, 2016, issuers will have to report prospectus-exempt distributions that settle on or after that date in any Canadian jurisdiction using a new, harmonized Form 45-106F1 (New Form), with significantly...more
Amendments to Regulation A adopted by the SEC to comply with a mandate in the JOBS Act took effect on June 19, 2015. Regulation A as amended (often referred to as “Regulation A+”) expands the maximum aggregate amount that...more
Multiple firms involved in the solicitation of investment capital for the Immigrant Investor Program (also known as "EB-5") have recently been charged by the SEC with acting as unregistered brokers. Neither In re Ireeco, LLC,...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have managed to harmonize their differences for reporting prospectus-exempt distributions since their earlier proposals in February and March 2014. They have now proposed a common...more
Hardwired into the European Union (EU) Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is a mechanism that could enable a non-EU alternative fund manager domiciled outside the EU to become authorised by an EU regulator...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) has become increasingly active in enforcing alleged violations of U.S. securities laws arising under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa program. EB-5...more