IPO Participation Rights Could Be Wrong
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
To take advantage of escalating first day trading prices for many technology companies, venture capitalists often .
SEC Adopts Amendments to Regulation S
Charles C. Comey and Lloyd Harmetz of Morrison & Foerster LLP
This article discusses recently passed amendments to Regulation S to the Securities Act of 1933.
Enhanced Access to Private Equity
Martin P.J. Kratz and Scott M. Reeves of Lexpert
In recent times the marketplace has provided a very difficult environment for companies in any industry to raise private equity capital, and this has been the case particularly for technology companies. A further difficulty has been the restrictive regulatory environment that constrained issuers from raising public funds without the use of a prospectus-a cumbersome, costly and time-consuming document.
Privatization in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Opportunities Await
Sharif A Touray of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Introduction Over the last number of years, several African Governments have embarked on privatization programs..
Initial Public Offering Planning
Sarah A. O'Dowd of Heller Ehrman LLP
This article reviews items a private company must consider in taking a corporation public.
Small Business and the Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Guide from the Securities and Exchange Commission for small businesses which explains how to raise capital and comply with the federal securities laws.
Preparing For An Initial Public Offering In The United States: Raising Capital in the U.S. Capital Markets
Howard S. Zeprun and Adele C. Freedman of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
This article is intended to provide, for foreign companies who may be considering an initial public offering, an introduction to some of the issues that should be considered.
Private Placement Offerings
Momkus McCluskey, LLC
A private placement offering is the sale of stock of a company to private investors without the use of public market exchanges. Although the end result of a private placement offering is the same as a public sale of stock through the exchange markets (i.e. the sale of stock to the private investor), unlike a public offering, a private placement offering does not involve securities that are registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC").
The SEC's Inglorious Role in Limiting Small Business's Access to Capital
Rutheford B. Campbell of The Federalist Society
One of the most curious and misdirected regulatory approaches of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the Commission's relentless refusal to permit small corporations to solicit broadly for external capital.
Amendments to Form S-8, Rule 701 and Rule 504
Coudert Brothers LLP
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has recently adopted or proposed several rule changes .
Securities Alert--July 1999
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently adopted amendments to Rule 504 of Regulation D ("Rule 504"). Rule 504 provides an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") for offerings of non-reporting issuers to raise "seed capital" in an aggregate amount of no more than $1 million in a 12-month period.