Small companies considering raising capital
JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups)
Bill Seeley
For companies interested in raising capital in private offerings, the provisions of the Jumpstart our Business Start-ups Act (JOBS Act) should be helpful. It has been in effect since April 5, 2012, and is being hailed as a "pro-entrepreneurial piece of legislation. whose principal purpose is to drive the creation of jobs in the US by making it easier for US and non-US companies to access capital from private and public sources.
Generally all offerings and sales of securities must be registered with the SEC unless they are all sold within one state [in which case that state's requirement must be met] or they are sold in a transaction exempt from Registration. The current canon for such exempt offerings is Regulation D, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...read more