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Growth of Permanent Capital Vehicles Expected to Accelerate

In recent years, private non-bank lending to private equity-owned, small- and middle-market companies has increased significantly.  According to a report from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) detailing...more

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SEC Acting Chair Remarks on Private Capital-Raising and Retail Access to Private Companies

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In recent remarks at the Florida Bar's 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference on February 24, 2025, SEC Acting Chair Mark Uyeda outlined his agenda for what he called a "return to normalcy" at the SEC. If...more

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Acting SEC Chair advocates “cost-effective regulations for every stage of a company’s lifecycle”

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Yesterday, Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda delivered remarks to the Florida Bar’s 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference focused on regulatory efforts affecting every stage of a company’s lifecycle. Setting...more

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SEC Releases Examination Priorities for 2023

On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) published its examination priorities for the upcoming year. The published priorities reflect the Division’s...more

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Injecting Transparency & Competition into Equity Markets

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The Commission’s rule writing calendar may be about to have a meltdown. The agency is considering a number of significant rule writing-proposals covering important areas. A number of those proposals are controversial,...more

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Translating SEC Exam Priorities Into Compliance Action Items

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On March 3, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced its examination priorities for 2021, providing a much-anticipated glimpse into the Biden administration's overall priorities for white collar criminal...more

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Proposed Legislation Seeks To Prevent Regulatory Limitations on Closed-End Fund Investments in Private Funds

The Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (IIOA), introduced on November 19, 2020, by U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), aims to expand closed-end fund participation in private funds. The IIOA, among other things,...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC Private Securities Offering Exemptions, NFA Surcharge Notice and...

BROKER-DEALER - SEC Requests Public Comment on Improving Private Security Offering Exemptions - On June 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission requested public comment on ways to simply harmonize and improve the...more

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SEC Strategic Plan

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018 to 2022. The plan identifies three goals. ...more

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Chair Clayton’s Congressional Testimony

In his most recent testimony in Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission Chair once again focused on retail investors. Chair Clayton cited a number of statistics regarding the level of retail participation in the...more

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Blog: SEC releases strategic plan

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Yesterday, the SEC released for public comment a draft of its proposed strategic plan, which outlines the SEC’s priorities through FY 2022. The plan identifies three strategic goals related to investors, innovation and SEC...more

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"Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Announces 2016 Priorities"

On January 11, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) identified selected 2016 examination priorities of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”). The priorities reflect certain...more

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FINRA and SEC Identify Areas of Focus and Examination Priorities for 2016

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Each year, FINRA and the SEC publish their priority letters explaining areas of focus for the upcoming year. The priorities reflect practices and/or products that are perceived to present either heightened risk to investors,...more

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