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The SEC today decided to make a statement against companies considering using Regulation CF for fraudulent offerings, and funding portals that facilitate the fraud. A copy of the complaint can be found here, https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-182. On September 20, 2021, the SEC filed in federal court a complaint against sponsors of a marijuana real estate venture, and the TruCrowd funding portal, and its owner. The complaint alleges the sponsors of the issuer hid the existence of a…

The SEC today decided to make a statement against companies considering using Regulation CF for fraudulent offerings, and funding portals that facilitate the fraud. A copy of the complaint can be found here, https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-182. On September 20, 2021, the SEC filed in federal court a complaint against sponsors of a marijuana real estate venture, and the TruCrowd funding portal, and its owner. The complaint alleges the sponsors of the issuer hid the existence of a…

The SEC today decided to make a statement against companies considering using Regulation CF for fraudulent offerings, and funding portals that facilitate the fraud. A copy of the complaint can be found here, https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-182. On September 20, 2021, the SEC filed in federal court a complaint against sponsors of a marijuana real estate venture, and the TruCrowd funding portal, and its owner. The complaint alleges the sponsors of the issuer hid the existence of a…

The SEC today decided to make a statement against companies considering using Regulation CF for fraudulent offerings, and funding portals that facilitate the fraud. A copy of the complaint can be found here, https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-182. On September 20, 2021, the SEC filed in federal court a complaint against sponsors of a marijuana real estate venture, and the TruCrowd funding portal, and its owner. The complaint alleges the sponsors of the issuer hid the existence of a…

The amendments to Reg CF, Reg A, and other rules relating to capital formation utilizing exempt offerings have finally been published in the Federal Register, with an effective date of March 15, 2021. See, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2020-24749/facilit….

The amendments to Reg CF, Reg A, and other rules relating to capital formation utilizing exempt offerings have finally been published in the Federal Register, with an effective date of March 15, 2021. See, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2020-24749/facilit….

The amendments to Reg CF, Reg A, and other rules relating to capital formation utilizing exempt offerings have finally been published in the Federal Register, with an effective date of March 15, 2021. See, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2020-24749/facilit….

The amendments to Reg CF, Reg A, and other rules relating to capital formation utilizing exempt offerings have finally been published in the Federal Register, with an effective date of March 15, 2021. See, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2020-24749/facilit….

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…

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…