I have long (oh so long) been one of those urging the SEC to give some clarity with respect to the status of “finders.” See here for the latest piece.
Early-stage companies raising funds very often reach out to a guy who knows some guys who have money and have invested in startups in the past. If the first guy wants to be compensated by reference to the amount of money his contacts are able to invest, he may well have violated the broker registration requirements of the Securities Exchange Act…
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This entry is filed under Capital Raising, Federal Law, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(b), Rule 506(c), Securities Law
I have long (oh so long) been one of those urging the SEC to give some clarity with respect to the status of “finders.” See here for the latest piece.
Early-stage companies raising funds very often reach out to a guy who knows some guys who have money and have invested in startups in the past. If the first guy wants to be compensated by reference to the amount of money his contacts are able to invest, he may well have violated the broker registration requirements of the Securities Exchange Act…
This entry is filed under Capital Raising, Federal Law, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(b), Rule 506(c), Securities Law
I have long (oh so long) been one of those urging the SEC to give some clarity with respect to the status of “finders.” See here for the latest piece.
Early-stage companies raising funds very often reach out to a guy who knows some guys who have money and have invested in startups in the past. If the first guy wants to be compensated by reference to the amount of money his contacts are able to invest, he may well have violated the broker registration requirements of the Securities Exchange Act…
This entry is filed under Capital Raising, Federal Law, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(b), Rule 506(c), Securities Law
I have long (oh so long) been one of those urging the SEC to give some clarity with respect to the status of “finders.” See here for the latest piece.
Early-stage companies raising funds very often reach out to a guy who knows some guys who have money and have invested in startups in the past. If the first guy wants to be compensated by reference to the amount of money his contacts are able to invest, he may well have violated the broker registration requirements of the Securities Exchange Act…
This entry is filed under Capital Raising, Federal Law, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(b), Rule 506(c), Securities Law
I have long (oh so long) been one of those urging the SEC to give some clarity with respect to the status of “finders.” See here for the latest piece.
Early-stage companies raising funds very often reach out to a guy who knows some guys who have money and have invested in startups in the past. If the first guy wants to be compensated by reference to the amount of money his contacts are able to invest, he may well have violated the broker registration requirements of the Securities Exchange Act…
This entry is filed under Capital Raising, Federal Law, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(b), Rule 506(c), 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
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