An increasing number of issuers have been using Regulation A to make continuous offerings of units, consisting of a combination of equity, often common stock, and warrants to purchase the same equity at a future date. Under the Securities Act, the units, the shares of stock, the warrants and the shares of stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants are separate securities whose offer and sale must be registered on a registration statement or covered by an exemption from registration such as…
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In its recent rulemaking, the SEC added new Rule 3a-9 under the Investment Company Act to allow for the use of “crowdfunding vehicles” for Reg CF investments. It is important to recognize that crowdfunding vehicles are quite limited, and not at all similar to the special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) used to aggregate accredited investors in angel or venture capital funding rounds.
In that type of SPV, there is often a lead investor or manager who may act on behalf of the investors in the SPV.…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
In its recent rulemaking, the SEC added new Rule 3a-9 under the Investment Company Act to allow for the use of “crowdfunding vehicles” for Reg CF investments. It is important to recognize that crowdfunding vehicles are quite limited, and not at all similar to the special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) used to aggregate accredited investors in angel or venture capital funding rounds.
In that type of SPV, there is often a lead investor or manager who may act on behalf of the investors in the SPV.…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
In its recent rulemaking, the SEC added new Rule 3a-9 under the Investment Company Act to allow for the use of “crowdfunding vehicles” for Reg CF investments. It is important to recognize that crowdfunding vehicles are quite limited, and not at all similar to the special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) used to aggregate accredited investors in angel or venture capital funding rounds.
In that type of SPV, there is often a lead investor or manager who may act on behalf of the investors in the SPV.…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
In its recent rulemaking, the SEC added new Rule 3a-9 under the Investment Company Act to allow for the use of “crowdfunding vehicles” for Reg CF investments. It is important to recognize that crowdfunding vehicles are quite limited, and not at all similar to the special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) used to aggregate accredited investors in angel or venture capital funding rounds.
In that type of SPV, there is often a lead investor or manager who may act on behalf of the investors in the SPV.…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
In its recent rulemaking, the SEC added new Rule 3a-9 under the Investment Company Act to allow for the use of “crowdfunding vehicles” for Reg CF investments. It is important to recognize that crowdfunding vehicles are quite limited, and not at all similar to the special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) used to aggregate accredited investors in angel or venture capital funding rounds.
In that type of SPV, there is often a lead investor or manager who may act on behalf of the investors in the SPV.…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
While the costs of preparing an offering under Reg CF are significantly lower than other types of securities offerings, they can still be expensive in terms of professional and marketing fees prior to having any sense of whether the offering will be successful. The SEC heard the complaints from issuers on this point and have adopted a testing the waters provision that is substantially similar to that used in Reg A.
Under new Rule 206, issuers contemplating an offering under Reg CF may make…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
While the costs of preparing an offering under Reg CF are significantly lower than other types of securities offerings, they can still be expensive in terms of professional and marketing fees prior to having any sense of whether the offering will be successful. The SEC heard the complaints from issuers on this point and have adopted a testing the waters provision that is substantially similar to that used in Reg A.
Under new Rule 206, issuers contemplating an offering under Reg CF may make…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
While the costs of preparing an offering under Reg CF are significantly lower than other types of securities offerings, they can still be expensive in terms of professional and marketing fees prior to having any sense of whether the offering will be successful. The SEC heard the complaints from issuers on this point and have adopted a testing the waters provision that is substantially similar to that used in Reg A.
Under new Rule 206, issuers contemplating an offering under Reg CF may make…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law
While the costs of preparing an offering under Reg CF are significantly lower than other types of securities offerings, they can still be expensive in terms of professional and marketing fees prior to having any sense of whether the offering will be successful. The SEC heard the complaints from issuers on this point and have adopted a testing the waters provision that is substantially similar to that used in Reg A.
Under new Rule 206, issuers contemplating an offering under Reg CF may make…
This entry is filed under Crowdfunding Conditions, Regulation, SEC, Section 4(a)(6), Securities Law