Tagged: title iv

December 15, 2016 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation A, or Reg A+ as everyone now calls it, has been heralded as the future of small IPOs by some. The updated securities exemption was created by Title IV of the JOBS Act and came into effect during 2015. Allowing smaller companies to raise… Read More

November 2, 2016 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Massachusetts Securities Division has proposed new regulations pertaining to securities offered under Tier II of Regulation A+ and Reg CF, both created by the JOBS Act of 2012.   The state agency has also proposed notice filings for Reg CF portals. The proposal is… Read More

October 28, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets has scheduled a one-day “Bootcamp” on leveraging updated rules enacted under Title IV of the JOBS Act. OTC Markets and Crowdfund Beat Media will be co-hosting a gathering at OTC headquarters in New York City to provide smaller companies the information they need… Read More

October 10, 2016 @ 4:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

A new report from NextGen Crowdfunding, authored by NextGen Chief Strategy Officer Richard Swart, reviews all Reg A+ filed since June 2015 up until June of 2016.  NextGen analyzed 131 companies that have taken advantage of updated rules established by the JOBS Act of 2012…. Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 6:00 am By Amy Wan  |  

First off, don’t panic. We’re not talking about hacking into computer networks or anything. Legal hacking, or hacking the law, doesn’t involve anything surreptitious. From an organization standpoint, Legal Hackers is an organization originating from Brooklyn Law School and now a global movement with over… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 10:47 pm By Scott Andersen & George S. Georgiades  |  

General solicitation is growing for securities offerings conducted under Rule 506(c) and Reg A+ Tier II in the US.  A more limited form of general solicitation is also available to issuers participating in offerings pursuant to Title III of the JOBS Act (Crowdfunding).  Issuers may… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the ACSEC meeting this morning, the SEC provided some interesting numbers regarding Reg A+.  Title IV of the JOBS Act, now commonly referred to as Reg A+, has been actionable for over a year so it was interesting to get an update from the… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (ACSEC) has published its agenda for its meeting next week and it should be a more interesting gathering. As part of the ACSEC program, the SEC Division of Corporate Finance will deliver an update on the… Read More

June 14, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The United States Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia Circuit, has shot down an attempt by state regulators to turn back Title IV of the JOBS Act, also called Regulation A+. The action filed against the SEC was brought to bear by the… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets (OTCQX: OTCM) has filed a petition with the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting the SEC to extend amendments under Reg A+ to a far wider range of SEC reporting companies. R. Cromwell Coulson, CEO of OTC Markets, explained that Reg A+ securities offerings… Read More

May 25, 2016 @ 1:35 pm By Amy Wan  |  

  We’re still trying to figure it out. That seemed to be the theme of the crowdfunding panel at OTC’s event yesterday morning in Santa Monica. BeautyKind CEO John Hilburn Davis, which began raising money earlier this year under a Reg A+ acknowledged road bumps…. Read More

May 15, 2016 @ 2:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Billionaire shark and outspoken entrepreneur Mark Cuban is considering using Title IV of the JOBS Act. He sees the updated securities exemption as a huge opportunity.  Currently, most of the Mark Cuban media coverage has focused on him taking up the banner of the #nevertrump… Read More

April 9, 2016 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Title III crowdfunding will join the other two variants of investment crowdfunding, Title II and Title IV (Reg A+) this coming May to create a more vibrant capital ladder for companies seeking to raise capital using the internet. While no exemption is perfect, both accredited… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The odyssey of Elio Motors (OTCQX:ELIO) and the process of raising capital online is notable not because of the fact it raised $17 million on StartEngine  and then quickly followed with a listing on the OTCQX but because it is a “first”. As all forms… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 6:00 am By Kiran Lingam  |  

  2015 could go down as the most active year for regulatory reform in the private securities market since 1940.   After a long delay since passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, we saw an unprecedented flurry of regulatory activity in 2015. Without further… Read More

January 2, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The past year was a memorable one for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Commission finally completed all of the mandated rules under the JOBS Act, alongside significant work regarding Dodd-Frank and other required rule changes (and the never ending cascade of enforcement actions)…. Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

  With it being new years eve and all, what better time to reflect on all the advancements made this year and to look ahead to all those still to come in 2016 and beyond. If you follow this industry at all, you know that… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

  “I believe the use of the internet, platforms and websites — and all of the access and transparency that this enables — will become the New Normal for ALL securities transactions, and not just those directly impacted by the JOBS act, but for public… Read More

December 26, 2015 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The end of one year, and the entry into another, typically brings a cacophony of predictions for the new year along with lamentations and accolades for the one ending. At the beginning of 2015 (January 2nd to be precise), I peered deeply into my… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By AdaPia d'Errico  |  

A look back on a momentous year in real estate crowdfunding takes its many high and notable points not just from one or two players or headlines, but rather, a whole field of them. There are many contributors — as with the structure of crowdfunding… Read More