Using Regulation D Rule 506(c) to Raise Capital
Summer Enforcement Action Review; Raising Money in a Pandemic - Investment Management Roundtable Discussion
Ropes & Gray’s PEP Talk: General Solicitation by Private Equity Funds Under 506(c)
Types of Crowdfunding
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
Under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), all securities offerings must be registered with the SEC unless there is an exemption. Registering securities is a costly and time-consuming process requiring SEC review and...more
And so it begins. There have been two recent speeches from Commissioners touching on the private markets; Commissioner Lee’s was the most recent and most specific. The Commissioner suggests that the Securities and Exchange...more
It’s pretty common for issuers in follow-on offerings to solicit investors from previous rounds first. Indeed, doing so is often mandatory when early investors have preemptive rights. ...more
Raising investment capital through private offerings has always been a challenge, especially for new and emerging investment managers. COVID-19 has exasperated this challenge by significantly limiting traditional means of...more
Access to invest in private placement securities reminds me of All-State Orchestra. Private placements provide unique investment opportunities that can help investors diversify their portfolios. Yet, most private placements...more
Non-accredited investors are estimated to constitute approximately 92% of the U.S. population. Yet restrictive rules governing exempt offerings have significantly limited their freedom to invest in private offerings and...more
The next few years may be the largest watershed event in opening up private equity capital since the 1980s when Regulation D was first published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). By allowing general...more
The SEC granted no-action relief to Citizen VC, Inc. which appears to state, although subject to facts and circumstances, a pre-existing relation can be formed with a person that first contacts a seller of securities over the...more
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) with guidance for registered broker-dealers and investment advisers on various non-exclusive means of verifying an...more
As mandated by Congress in Section 201(a) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, in July 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended Rule 506 under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, creating a new...more
On July 3, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued six new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) regarding the determination and verification of accredited investor status for purposes of Rule...more
The SEC Staff recently provided further guidance on the provisions of Rule 506(c) of Regulation D which permit the use of general solicitation and general advertising when sales are made only to accredited investors and the...more