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Jones Day;
Legal Alert/Article February 14, 2012, previously published on February 2012 The Dodd-Frank Act changed the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act") in a way that requires many more investment advisers to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Dodd-Frank Act changes also created a new class of investment advisers that are...
| | New Small Offering Exemption Receiving Support
Daniel I. DeWolf, Samuel Effron, Garrett Johnston; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on February 2, 2012 In the recent State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to pass a legislative package intended to stimulate small businesses and improve their ability to raise capital. If Congress heeds his call, small companies may soon be able to raise up to $50 million in a 12-month period...
| | Upcoming Registration and Reporting Deadlines
Barbara P. Alonso, Sylvie A. Durham, Genna Garver, Mark H. Leeds; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 As part of the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, all investment advisers (including private equity, venture capital and hedge fund managers) with at least $25 million in assets under management must either (i) register or update their existing registration with the SEC or their home state...
|  | “Crowdfunding” and Other Recent Capital-Raising Initiatives for Startup Companies
Peter J. Bilfield, Donna L. Brooks, Jason C. Hillman, Marcus D. Wilkinson; Shipman & Goodwin LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 2012 In recent years, the U.S. capital markets have become less attractive to issuers with the number of initial public offerings in the United States dropping precipitously from the venture capital heydays of the 1990s (with an annual average of 530 IPOs) to 126 in 2010. Meanwhile, the value of private...
| | Removing the Ban on General Solicitations Gaining Momentum
Daniel I. DeWolf, Samuel Effron, Garrett Johnston; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 23, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012 Privately held small businesses may soon face one less obstacle when it comes to finding potential sources of capital. Currently, capital raising efforts for these businesses, and anyone acting on their behalf, are constrained by a prohibition under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) on...
| | Deadlines Loom for Advisers Required to Register under Dodd-Frank or Become an Exempt Reporting Adviser
Jeffrey D. Collins, Meredith A. Haviland; Foley Hoag LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 23, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012 Asset managers are reminded that The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) implemented a significant change in the approach taken under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), regarding the registration...
| | The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and What It Could Mean for Startups
Lauren Lewis, William T. Manierre; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 20, 2012, previously published on January 18, 2012 There has been a lot of talk recently about a phenomenon called crowdfunding, a new type of fundraising that relies on social media and the Internet to raise small amounts of capital from large numbers of individuals. Despite the talk, crowdfunding remains impermissible under the securities laws...
| | Capital Raising Made Easier? SEC-Established Committee Proposes to Ease Restrictions on General ...
Davis Brown Koehn Shors Roberts P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 13, 2012, previously published on January 9, 2012 One common piece of advice that securities lawyers often provide to clients is that there are three ways to raise capital by selling securities: (i) by registering the securities with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), (ii) by utilizing an exemption from registration,...
| | Crowdfunding: A 2012 Event?
Daniel I. DeWolf, Samuel Effron, Garrett Johnston; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 11, 2012, previously published on January 9, 2012 Both houses of Congress were busy last autumn crafting new legislation that, if reconciled and passed, will radically change the way entrepreneurs and early-stage companies raise capital. The legislation provides for what is commonly called “crowdfunding” and would provide an easier way...
| | Reauthorization Opens Up SBIR Funds To Small Businesses With Venture Capital, Hedge Fund, Or Private Equity Backing
Scott A. Freling, Alan A. Pemberton, Jennifer L. Plitsch, Mark Taticchi; Covington & Burling LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 5, 2012, previously published on January 3, 2012 On December 31, 2011, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1540), which, among other things, reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) Program through September 30, 2017. As detailed below, this legislation...
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