A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Recently, I posted a summary of the status of state investment advisor registration requirements for private fund managers in the Northwest including the state of South Dakota. On October 24, 2011, the South Dakota Division of Securities issued a revision…
As I’ve mentioned before, it’s very important for growing companies to comply with securities laws, even during the initial seed and friends and family rounds of financing. The possibility of lawsuits and even fines and other criminal penalties give founders…
Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA and House Majority Whip) recently introduced the Access to Capital for Job Creators Act (H.R. 2940), which would remove the ban on general solicitation for securities offering conducted under Rule 506 of Regulation D. Rule 506…
Previously, I highlighted a proposed Startup Exemption to Federal securities laws, which would allow small companies to “crowdfund” (i.e. raise small amounts of money as startup capital from a large number of participants over the internet). At the time, I…
Form D is a document that the SEC requires a company to file when it issues securities in a private placement under Regulation D. It must be filed with the SEC within 15 days of the first sale of a…
