“Securities Are Sold, Not Bought—But Reg CF Marketing Has Rules: The SEC’s New Reg CF C&DI Guidance”
Advertising and marketing are crucial for Regulation Crowdfunding offerings. As the old sales adage goes – “Securities are sold, not bought.” But marketing an offering compliantly is just as important as the marketing itself, as few activities can get an issuer in regulatory hot water faster than running afoul of the SEC’s rules on promoting […]
Why IPO Candidates Should Consider Regulation A First
Financial newsletters are coalescing around the idea that 2026 will be the year of IPOs. To their credit, a number of high-profile offerings look likely to occur—SpaceX, AI players OpenAI and Anthropic, fitness app Strava, and others have already filed confidentially or announced plans for IPOs later in the year. However, especially for consumer-based companies, […]