Tag Archives: emerging growth

IPOs Using JOBS Act Benefits

US IPOs are taking advantage of provisions of the JOBS Act, introduced two years ago,

to submit a confidential filing, initially, and
to “test the waters”.

Latham & Watkins, the law firm, has prepared the attached report to review the use of the JOBS Act provisions during its second year.

Current Reg A Offering Rules

The post, Smaller Company Reg A Offering Rules Get Update, triggered questions about the current rules.

Fortunately, the SEC provided a readable summary (click here) which is a segment of the full SEC page (click here) on financing small businesses.

Smaller Company Reg A Offering Rules Get Update

Lance Kimmel, a well-regarded attorney and head of SEC Law Firm, provides us with this helpful summary of key developments that should make Reg A offerings more useful again.

Following the mandate of the Jumpstart Our Business Start-Up (JOBS) Act, on December 18, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules to amend largely forgotten and little-used Regulation A.

Having received far less attention than either of the other two major equity raising initiatives under the JOBS Act, general solicitation of accredited investors and equity crowdfunding, the revisions to Regulation A may well be the most far-reaching of the JOBS Act reforms. Informally known as “Regulation A+”.

Click here to read more on Capital Market Alerts.

SEC Proposes Eased Crowdfunding Rules

The SEC has proposed new crowdfunding rules which would dramatically expand the potential pool of investors.

Click here to go to read more at Monarch Bay’s website.

By Dennis McCarthy
Google

SEC’s Forum on Small Business Capital Formation

The SEC’s annual forum on small business capital formation, which has become an important forum for ideas and discussion, will be held on November 21st.