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FINRA proposes changes to Rules 5130 and 5131, exempting non-traded BDCs from restrictions on participating in IPOs

On March 20, 2025, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) filed a proposed rule change with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt certain business development companies (BDCs) from FINRA...more

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SEC Easing Conditions for Co-Investment Relief for BDCs and Closed-End Funds

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a notice of proposed exemptive relief to FS Credit Opportunities Corp. and its affiliates (Applicants), introducing more flexible co-investment...more

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SEC provides green light to new exemptive relief

The SEC recently issued a notice with regard to a new model of co-investment relief and issued the first exemptive order for multi-class relief to a private BDC. This legal alert discusses both new developments....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

March Brings New Beginnings: SEC Approves Multi-Share Class Exemptive Relief for Private BDCs and Certain Registered Closed-End...

Since March 12, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved multiple applications for multi-share class exemptive relief for private business development companies (BDCs) and certain registered...more

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Form D: A Primer

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Under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, all offers and sales of securities, including offers or sales of limited partnership interests or membership interests in a private fund, must be registered with the Securities...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer's Hedge Start: What Key Exemptions Apply to Hedge Funds?

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We have separately discussed the common exemptions from registration of a fund manager with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser and from registration with the Commodity Future Trading...more

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SEC Proposes to Modify Section 3(c)(1) Investment Company Act Exemption for Certain Private Funds

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On February 14, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed a rule (the Proposal) that would increase the threshold for what is considered a “qualifying venture capital fund” from $10 million to $12...more

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Raising U.S. Funds Under Canada’s New “Listed Issuer Financing Exemption”

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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

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UPDATED: SEC Extends Sweeping Temporary Exemptions Granted to Funds to Comply with Voting, Reporting and Prospectus Delivery...

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In an Order dated March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission extended the exemptions offered to investment companies, business development companies (BDCs) and investment advisers grappling with challenges to the...more

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Michigan's Securities Regulator Issues New Rules, Including a New Private Fund Adviser Registration Exemption

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The Corporations, Securities, & Commercial Licensing Bureau of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs ("the Bureau") has issued new Securities Rules interpreting and enforcing the Michigan Uniform...more

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Regulatory Relief Act Benefits Community and Regional Banks

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• The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which engendered substantial bipartisan support and was recently signed into law by President Donald Trump, amends parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

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More Maladroit Drafting From The SEC

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Last December, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new exemptive rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The proposed rule would allow mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), closed-end funds, and...more

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SEC Provides Guidance on Venture Capital Fund Advisers Exemption

Investment advisers to venture capital funds are exempt from registration under the Investment Advisors Act if certain requirements are met. Amongst those requirements is that certain investments be made in qualifying...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 6

In this issue: - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Rule 506(c) Private Placements - SEC Issues No-action Relief Regarding Registration of M&A Brokers - CFTC Issues Guidance on New...more

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