A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Many entrepreneurs have been growing increasingly impatient with the SEC. Not only is the SEC about to be 6 months late in implementing the loosening of the general solicitation requirement of Regulation D, which was mandated by the JOBS Act,…
In my previous posts, I described the events leading up to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and supervised asset sale of Neogenix Oncology. To recap, Neogenix’s payment of fees to unregistered “finders” to raise money in some of its earlier rounds…
In my previous post, I described the events leading up to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and supervised asset sale of Neogenix Oncology. To recap, Neogenix’s use of unregistered “finders” in some of its earlier rounds of financing called into question…
In the past, I have written about the importance of entrepreneurs and startups complying with federal and state securities laws when raising capital for their businesses. The consequences for failing to do so can be significant. The business owner risks…
Yesterday, the SEC finally released its proposed rule to amend Rule 506 of Regulation D to eliminate the general solicitation prohibition for private placement offerings. As I’ve discussed in a previous post, the SEC’s continued delays in issuing this rule…
