PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - Rule 506 Offerings
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Are the Differences Between Private & Public Offerings?
Using Regulation D Rule 506(c) to Raise Capital
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The SEC’s proposed accredited investor definition
Ropes & Gray’s PEP Talk: General Solicitation by Private Equity Funds Under 506(c)
JOBS Act Implementation Regulations
On September 4, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s spring 2025 rulemaking agenda (the “Agenda”) was made publicly available (see here). Chairman Paul Atkins previewed the Agenda, which widely diverges from the...more
In This Issue. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for employers. Meanwhile, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) remained busy...more
The SEC has proposed new rules that would clear up the longstanding difficulty a venture capital fund manager has faced when wanting to use a “finder” for investors in the fund and such “finder” is not licensed as (or...more
The Current Problem with Demo Days - Under U.S. federal securities law, any offer and sale of securities must either be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or be conducted in compliance with an...more
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
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
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed increasing maximum limits for certain exempt offerings, a move that will come as welcome news to the leaders of emerging companies and startups, as well as more...more
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
Speaking at the International Blockchain Congress in Chicago on February 6, 2020, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed a safe harbor from U.S. securities laws so that developers of blockchain protocols could offer and sell...more
The SEC proposed to amend the definition of “accredited investor” here. For those who have consciously avoided knowing anything about securities law, and who presumably are reading this client alert by accident, the offer and...more
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
On Dec. 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to the definition of “accredited investor” under Regulation D to broaden the definition and identify more effectively the pool of investors that...more
On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules regarding intrastate and regional offerings, which largely follow the SEC’s proposed rules issued on October 30, 2015. The final...more
On October 26, 2016 at an open meeting, the SEC adopted final rules regarding intrastate and regional offerings, which closely follow the SEC’s proposed rules issued on October 30, 2015. The final rules amend Securities Act...more