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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Revisits ‘Finder’ Exemption: Potential Impacts for Small Businesses and the Capital Markets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is once again considering a proposal that could exempt certain individuals—known as “finders”—from broker registration requirements when helping small businesses raise...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Capital Formation Related Legislation Advances

In late May 2025, the House Committee on Financial Services (the “Committee”) held a full committee markup, during which the Committee successfully reported 25 bills to the House of Representatives (the “House”). The bills...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Releases Data on Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding Offerings

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released several reports produced by its Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (“DERA”) detailing data and statistics regarding the use of the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Consider the Market Impact and Challenges of Regulation A

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) will meet on May 6, 2025 to consider the market impact and challenges associated with Regulation A....more

Oberheiden P.C.

Regulation CF: An Ultimate Guide to the SEC’s Crowdfunding Regulation

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Early crowdfunding often broke securities laws due to unregistered offerings. In 2015, the SEC's Regulation Crowdfunding (Regulation CF) addressed this, stemming from the JOBS Act. It provides an exemption for certain...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Public Offering Trends in SEC OASB Report

As we previously blogged, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (OASB) recently published its Annual Report (the “Report”), which includes data on public...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

2022 Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation Report Presents Interesting Data on the Capital Markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation issued on December 16, 2022 its 2022 Annual Report to the U.S. Congress and to the SEC detailing how entrepreneurs,...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Push to Facilitate Liquidity in Private Companies

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What do founders, employees and investors in privately held companies all have in common?  Limited opportunity to sell their shares.  That’s because of various legal, contractual and market factors that impede the sale of...more

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The OASB Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2020

In January 2019, the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (the “Office”) was formed “to advance the interests of small businesses and their investors at the SEC and in the capital markets.” These small...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Agenda for October 5 SEC Advisory Committee Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published the agenda for the October 5 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. The Advisory Committee plans to discuss and cover Regulation S-K...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Briefing on Regulation A+ Challenge to Extend Though November

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has entered a briefing schedule in Montana’s and Massachusetts’ challenge to Regulation A+. The states’ briefs are due August 26, the SEC’s brief is due...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Denies Montana’s Request to Stay Regulation A+

Montana and Massachusetts previously filed suit to challenge Regulation A+ adopted by the SEC under the JOBS Act. On June 5, 2015, Montana requested that the Commission stay the effective date of the amendments to Regulation...more

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