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On September 22, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission” or “SEC”) Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (“OASB”) published its report summarizing policy recommendations made during the 44th Annual Small Business Forum (the “Forum”).  The Forum brought members of the public and private sectors together to provide feedback relating to…

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released several reports produced by its Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (“DERA”) detailing data and statistics regarding the use of the exemptions from Securities Act registration provided by Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding, or Regulation CF.  Regulation A consists of two offering…

Members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) continue to share their views about the Commission’s current priorities, and Monday was Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda’s turn.  Speaking at the Florida Bar’s 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference on February 24, 2025, Acting Chairman Uyeda provided his thoughts on where the Commission…

September 4, 2024
9:00am – 5:00pm ET

Practising Law Insitutue (PLI) will host the 10th Annual Alternative Finance Summit: Fintech, Blockchain, and Crowdfunding program.

Mayer Brown partner Anna Pinedo will participate in a discussion on the “Securities Offering and Private Placement Developments” panel.  

See the event webpage for information on the program and the session.

Introduced under Title III of the JOBS Act, Regulation Crowdfunding (“Regulation CF”) was promulgated to allow startups and emerging companies to raise capital from a wider pool of investors through equity crowdfunding platforms.  Regulation Crowdfunding allows non-accredited investors to invest through these platforms.  Currently, a company may raise up to $5 million in a 12-month…

September 26, 2023 Webinar
9:00 a.m. EDT
Register here.

Alternative finance continues to drive significant engagement with the investment community. But it also raises many more questions than answers about what the future holds for fintech, blockchain and crowdfunding. The Practising Law Insitutue (PLI) will host this program where leading industry lawyers, dealmakers, and…

On September 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced amendments to its rules in order to implement inflation adjustments mandated by the JOBS Act.  The SEC’s amendments increase the annual gross revenue threshold for emerging growth companies and raise certain dollar amounts contained in Regulation Crowdfunding.  Pursuant to the JOBS Act, the SEC is…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) released the agenda for its virtual meeting, to be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, and which plans to address liquidity challenges for investors in exempt offerings. The agenda specifically plans to address exit opportunities for investors in Regulation A…

FINRA adds new topics for 2022 and new material to previously covered topics.

On February 9, 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published its 2022 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report”). FINRA intends for the Report to be an up-to-date, evolving resource for firms that may help inform their…