News & Analysis as of September 27, 2024

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General Solicitation typically refers to the soliciting of investors to purchase securities. Prior to the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, general solicitation was banned in connection with privately offered unregistered securities. Issuers were only permitted to offer such securities to investors with whom they had a pre-existing substantive relationship. Section 201(a) of the JOBS Act lifted the ban on general solicitation, but only with respect to accredited investors. less -

Rule 506 Offerings Continue to be Popular with Real Estate Companies

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC on 2/21/2024

Like an accordionist, real estate sponsors often seek to be innovative. Cutting-edge opportunities like crowdfunding and online selling platforms call to them. However, based on statistics from the Securities and Exchange...more

Recent Amendments to Exempt Offering Rules Include Significant Updates to “Integration” Framework

Kilpatrick on 5/18/2021

On March 15, 2021, several previously-announced amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s exempt offering rules took effect. The rule changes, which were first announced in November 2020, are designed, in the...more

SEC Adopts Exempt Offering Rule Changes That Increase Offering Limits and Harmonize Exempt Offerings

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 11/19/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 2, 2020, adopted a set of amendments to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework. The amendments are designed to make it easier for issuers to access the...more

SEC Adopts Amendments Facilitating Opportunities for Access to Additional Capital

Fenwick & West LLP on 11/12/2020

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a release adopting amendments (“final rules”) to certain of its rules relating to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). The...more

SEC Proposes to Expand Private Offerings

Cozen O'Connor on 3/12/2020

On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed broad changes to the current private offering framework. Recognizing the growing market for private investments, this is the latest in a series of recent...more

SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Pave the Way for Intrastate and Regional Offerings

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/6/2015

At the same time the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules implementing Regulation Crowdfunding pursuant to Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), the agency proposed...more

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