Category Archives: Regulation A+ Resource Center

It’s Official – Regulation A+ Arrives on March 25, 2015!

For those of you who read my article on March 11, entitled: JOBS Act State of the Union: What’s Become of Regulation A+ and Crowdfunding? I provided my prognosis on what to expect as far as the SEC completing final … Continue reading

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JOBS Act State of the Union: What’s Become of Regulation A+ and Crowdfunding?

To borrow a line from SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, quoting from the fight song of his alma mater, Georgetown University:  Oh How Long It’s Been! As we approach the three year anniversary of the signing into law of the JOBS … Continue reading

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Investment Crowdfunding in 2015: A Much Needed Thaw in the Regulatory Gridlock*

[Author’s Note: The below article was cited as authority by Jonathan Ortmans, Senior Fellow, in an article appearing on The Kauffmann Foundation Blog on January 5, 2015 http://bit.ly/1zPGC7u] For many focused on opening up new avenues of capital formation for … Continue reading

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A Look at the Year Ahead in Washington DC for JOBS Act 2.0 and SEC Rulemaking: Regulation A+ is Around the Corner

Many of you who have been following the unfolding of the various provisions of the JOBS Act of 2012. And some of you have been asking: Where are those damn Regulation A+ and investment crowdfunding final rules the SEC has … Continue reading

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On SEC Proposed Regulation A+: Has Commissioner Stein Succumbed to the NASAA Kool-Aid?

Though SEC Commissioners Daniel M. Gallagher and Kara Stein may have travelled on the same plane on the way to the Los Angeles County Bar Association Annual Securities Regulation Conference to address a room of securities industry professionals on October … Continue reading

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Regulation A+: A Sleeping Giant For Small Business Capital Formation?

  Since the 1930’s Regulation A has been unremarkable as a little known and little used “exemption” from the full SEC registration process – intended to allow smaller companies to access public markets through a streamlined SEC registration process – … Continue reading

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Samuel Guzik Interviewed in Equities.com on SEC Regulation A+

Today’s issue of Equities.com features an interview with me, discussing issues and opportunities regarding the SEC’s proposed rules on Regulation A+.  The article is entitled “Can Reg A Crowdfunding Displace the Smaller IPO.” The article addresses some practical issues companies … Continue reading

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Small Business v. State Blue Sky Regulation – Sunny Days Ahead in 2015?

Groundhog Day is celebrated annually on February 2.  As folklore goes, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its hole on this day, Spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will see its shadow and … Continue reading

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On Regulation A+, CrowdfundingPlus and JOBS Act 2.0

For those of you who have been following the regulatory labyrinth that has followed in the heels of the JOBS Act, the perpetual questions du jour have been: What ever happened to Title III investment crowdfunding? What ever happened to Regulation … Continue reading

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Regulation A+ Offerings—A New Era at the SEC

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL FORUM ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL REGULATION ON JANUARY 15 2014] December 18, 2013 may well mark an historic turning point in the ability of small business to effectively access capital in the private … Continue reading

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