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CONTRIBUTED BYMegan Muirmegan.muir@dlapiper.com  The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act), enacted in April this year, makes a variety of significant changes to securities laws, some of which relate to early-stage entrepreneurs, startup companies and venture capitalists concerned about fund raising with respect to their portfolio companies. In this article, I address provisions of the JOBS Act most applicable to startup companies and venture capitalists that fund them. In this piece, I will not be covering other changes in the Act such as broker/dealer regulations, “Reg A+”, or the changes to research reporting and analyst rules.  IPO On-Ramp The... More

CONTRIBUTED BYMegan Muirmegan.muir@dlapiper.com  Join us for a complimentary webinar regarding the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act").  This one-hour webinar for venture capital investors, private equity firms, startup entrepreneurs, late stage companies and management of portfolio companies will cover the following provisions of the Act: The IPO “on-ramp” Reduced initial and ongoing reporting requirements for “emerging growth companies” Confidentiality of SEC registration statements Easing of restrictions on issuance of research reports by participating underwriters Private offerings Relaxation of prohibition on general solicitation in private offerings to accredited investors Increased stockholder thresholds before public company reporting requirements are triggered New... More