by admin | Jan 16, 2015 | Crowdfunding, Regulation D
With the popularity of crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and the federal government’s blessing of equity crowdfunding (“EC”), the recent trend to fund projects by seeking a little money from many may surpass private equity offerings as the new normal. Hence...
by admin | Sep 21, 2014 | Regulation D
By Kaiser Wahab With 506(c) and a variety of other major securities overhauls, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has loosened many of the most restrictive regulations addressing Regulation D private placement offerings. Now more than ever, private...
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Regulation D
By Kaiser Wahab With the creation of new Rule 506(c) under the JOBS Act, private placement issuers are now authorized to leverage general solicitation, provided they verify that each purchaser in the offering is an accredited investor. In theory, this is a very...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Regulation D
While new Rule 506(c) promises to transform the Regulation D fundraising landscape, there are the so called “bad actor” companion rules that anyone raising money pursuant to 506(c) must pay close attention to. In particular, on July 10, 2013, the U.S. Securities and...
by admin | Mar 5, 2014 | Regulation D
As of September 2013, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 ( “JOBS Act”) has discontinued a near century old bar on general solicitation and advertising for private offerings. As a result, startups, and mature private companies may now broadcast to the...
