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In its Annual Report (the “Report”), the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (OASB) provides data on the reliance by private and public companies on exempt offerings to raise capital.  Based on data provided by the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, between July 1, 2022 and…

On September 21, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Investor Advisory Committee (“IAC”) met to consider certain matters included on the SEC’s rulemaking agenda for this fall, such as exempt offerings under Regulation D Rule 506 and the definition of accredited investor.  The following provides a brief summary of discussions at the…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will meet on September 21, 2023 and has announced its agenda for the meeting, which includes consideration of certain matters that are included on the SEC’s rulemaking agenda for this fall.

For example, the Committee will host a panel discussion regarding Rule 506 offerings.  The agenda notes…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation recently delivered its annual report for FY2020 to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the US Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the US House of Representatives, as required under the Securities Exchange Act.  The report…

On November 1, 2018, the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (“NASAA”) released for public comment proposed updates to the SCOR Statement of Policy and the SCOR Form (Form U-7).  According to the NASAA, the proposed updates are meant to incorporate many of the investor protections that have been put in place under state and…

On October 23, 2018, the Heritage Foundation hosted a discussion entitled, “Problems with the JOBS Act and How They Can Be Fixed” that featured University of Kentucky College of Law Professor Rutherford B. Campbell. The discussion centered on the impact of the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), its benefits, its shortcomings,…

At the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, a number of updates were provided by the Staff regarding ongoing initiatives within the Office of Small Business.  The Staff reviewed the recently adopted amendments to the definition of “smaller reporting company” (SRC) and directed practitioners to its Small Entity Compliance Guide.  The Staff …

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has regularly updated its studies regarding the market for unregistered securities offerings.  The most recent study provides data through the end of 2017.  Over $3.0 trillion was raised in unregistered securities transactions in 2017.  By contrast, registered offerings accounted for approximately $1.5 trillion. …

In his article, author Merritt B. Fox considers the appropriate disclosure requirements in the context of public offerings, such as offerings made in reliance on Rule 506(c), Regulation A, and Regulation CF, undertaken by privately held companies as to which there is little or no previously available information, resulting in information asymmetries. He begins…