by admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Business Formation, Investment Documents, Regulation D
On January 25, 2017, Riveles Wahab partner Kaiser Wahab gave a presentation on considerations in structuring and raising funds for single purpose vehicles (“SPVs”), sometimes also called single purpose entities (“SPEs”). The SPV is an entity...
by admin | Aug 4, 2016 | Crowdfunding
By Lauren Mack On May 16, 2016, the long awaited equity crowdfunding rules authorized under the JOBS Act of 2012 came into effect. Unlike non-equity crowdfunding, which became popular during the past decade and rewards supporters with goods or services instead of...
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 | Apr 2, 2014 | News, Press, and Events
Riveles Wahab partner Kaiser Wahab was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article entitled “What KarmaKrowd Aims to Do that Other Crowdfunding Sites Don’t”, which profiles online platform KarmaKrowd. KarmaKrowd plans to provide a crowdfunding platform that...
by admin | May 8, 2013 | News, Press, and Events
Riveles Wahab partner Simon Riveles was quoted in crowdfunding news and information website Crowdfund Insider on two recent no-action letters issued by the SEC. The no-action letters granted exemptive relief from broker-dealer registration to crowdfunding sites...