JOBS Act Implementation Regulations
Rule 144A and Regulation D offer exemptions from federal securities registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933. However, they apply to different situations, and overseas companies must follow distinct...more
On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced several changes to the “accredited investor” definition, adding new categories of the eligible individual and corporate candidates for private...more
The Situation: The term "accredited investor" under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") is used to establish the eligibility of investors to participate in offerings conducted under the most frequently used private...more
- Amendments to the "accredited investor" definition expand the categories of persons eligible to participate in private placements under Regulation D to include (i) individuals with certain professional licenses (Series 7,...more
On August 26, 2020, the SEC adopted several changes to expand the definition of an “accredited investor.” For the first time, a new category will enable natural persons to qualify as accredited investors based upon their...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted modernizing amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (Rule 501(a)) to add new categories of qualifying...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Announces Proposed Amendments to the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” - On December 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments...more
The SEC today proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor,” one of the principal tests for who is eligible to participate in exempt private placements of securities. According to the SEC, the proposed...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently took action to implement certain provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission took some long-awaited action in the area of private offerings at its open meeting on July 10, 2013. The Commission issued two releases adopting final rules (i) to eliminate the...more
Earlier this month, the SEC adopted amendments mandated by the JOBS Act that will permit general solicitation and advertising in certain private securities offerings under Rule 506 of Regulation D, as well as in private...more
Although the SEC’s final rule relaxing the ban on general solicitation in certain Rule 506 offerings and Rule 144A offerings was highly anticipated, the final rule leaves open or raises a number of interesting questions. ...more
We recently published a Business Alert regarding the SEC’s adoption of the final rule to lift the ban on general solicitation and advertising in Rule 506 offerings to accredited investors....more
On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules that repealed a long-standing ban on the use of general solicitation for private securities offerings. These changes will be effective in...more
In a watershed event reversing decades of private offering restrictions, on July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final rules required by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS...more