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  1. Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section

    When Do Securities Laws Apply to Private Companies? More Often Than You May Think

    By Anthony R. Paesano

    When Do Securities Laws Apply to Private Companies? More Often Than You May Think Many privately held businesses unknowingly trigger federal and state securities laws when they raise capital, issue…

  2. The Securities Law Blog

    Small Business Forum’s Report to Congress Highlights Recommendations to Improve Capital-Raising Policy

    By Mark Astarita

    The Securities and Exchange Commission released a report to Congress today highlighting policy recommendations from the SEC’s 45th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The report provides a summary…

  3. The CLS Blue Sky Blog

    Cleary Discusses SEC’s Proposed Registered Offering Reform

    By Synne D. Chapman, Craig B. Brod, Harald Halbhuber, Nina E. Bell, Jinhyun Kwon

    On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed amendments in a “Registered Offering Reform” package that would make it significantly easier for public companies to raise capital through registered offerings of…

  4. Cleary Securities, Disclosure, and Governance Watch

    SEC Proposes Registered Offering Reform: Shelf Access Immediately After IPO and Regardless of Size of Public Float, Expanded WKSI-Like Benefits, and Form S-1 Modernization

    By Synne D. Chapman, Craig B. Brod, Harald Halbhuber, John Mahon, Nina E. Bell, Jinhyun Kwon

    On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed amendments in a “Registered Offering Reform” package that would make it significantly easier for public companies to raise capital through registered offerings of…

  5. Winstead - Investment Management

    Requirements of a Form D Notice Filing

    By Jarrod Azopardi, Page Patrick

    As discussed in our previous article, "Raising Capital Through Private Placements Under Regulation D", Regulation D provides exemptions to streamline capital raising and avoid the rigorous public disclosure requirements associated…

  6. The HB Blog

    Finder’s Fees in U.S. Capital Raises: Why Success-Based Payments Create Broker-Dealer Risk

    By Wendy Culbertson

    Paying a Finder’s Fee When Raising Capital in the United States: The Success Fee Trap When raising capital in the United States, companies often run into a common, very avoidable…

  7. Winstead - Investment Management

    Raising Capital Through Private Placements Under Regulation D

    By Jarrod Azopardi, Page Patrick

    When a company is looking to raise third-party capital, it will frequently sell equity in the form of securities issued by the company.  The U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as…

  8. The Securities Law Blog

    SEC Publishes Staff Report on Capital-Raising Dynamics

    By Mark Astarita

    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation today published and delivered to Congress its 2025 staff report that serves as a comprehensive and data-rich…

  9. French Law .Blog

    Assemblée générale de SARL : une augmentation de capital adoptée avec une majorité de 60% est nulle

    By Olivier VIBERT

    Pour les SARL constituées après la loi du 2 août 2005, les modifications statutaires doivent être décidées au moins à la majorité des deux tiers des parts détenues par les…

  10. Market Edge

    Equity lines of credit and at-the-market offerings: Alternative public financing options

    By Josh Kaufman, Stephen Alicanti, Ron Llewellyn

    For public companies looking to raise capital relatively quickly and at a lower cost, equity lines of credit (ELOCs) and at-the-market equity offerings (ATMs) may be viable options.  Both allow…