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
Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more
This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States under...more
Sophisticated investors in structured finance products are increasingly demonstrating an interest in entering the market via direct private placements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, either in...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
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
European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: Issue 7 - The term "private placement", while having a relatively settled meaning in US financings, can have a variety of meanings in Europe. White & Case's European...more
New regulations approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July 2013 give companies greater freedom to communicate with potential investors in certain private securities offerings, creating both new...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
On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved by a vote of 4-1 final rules that eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and advertising in certain private offerings of securities. ...more
On July 10, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved changes to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 to implement the elimination, mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups...more
On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in certain securities offerings under Rule 506 of...more
On July 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted certain new rules and proposed others applicable to certain securities offerings that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). ...more