On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act. Although primarily a transportation bill, the FAST Act also made changes to the federal securities laws as described below. Overall, the FAST Act’s changes to the securities laws will help facilitate raising capital.
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Crowdfunding Moves Forward: The SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Crowdfunding
On October 24, 2013, in accordance with Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a press release and published long-awaited proposed rules (Release Nos. 33-9470; 34-70741) (the “Proposed Rules”) to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding (“Regulation Crowdfunding”).
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