Crowdfunding for equity solutions Part 5: Dealing with “held-of-record” issues
By David Drake David Drake of LDJ Capital continues today with his fifth article on his series regarding crowdfunding for equity solutions. Crowdfunding is exempt from ‘held of record‘ calculation in regards to registration requirements under 12g of SEC 1934 Act. But among the issues that could effectively kill the crowd funding provisions in the [...]
Crowdfunding for equity solutions Part 4: Due diligence
By David Drake David Drake of LDJ Capital continues today with his fourth article of his series regarding crowdfunding for equity solutions. The SoHo Loft Roundtable Intermediaries, as set out in the Act, will be required to obtain background and history checks on officers, directors and certain affiliates of the issuer. Our concern is that [...]
Crowdfunding for equity solutions Part 3: Know your crowd
By David Drake David Drake of LDJ Capital continues today with his third article of his series regarding crowdfunding for equity solutions. Documentation Investor protection is a key part of any legislation that seeks to open up opportunities to the general public. Along these lines, we’ve previously covered requirements and suggestions for education, fraud protection, [...]
Crowdfunding for equity solutions series Part 2: Advertising and advice
By David Drake David Drake of LDJ Capital continues today with his second article of his series regarding crowdfunding for equity solutions. Advertising The Act already addresses, and prohibits compensation for several categories of activities, including the purchase of potential investor information. It also forbids directly soliciting investors or directing them to specific investment vehicles. [...]
Crowdfunding for equity solutions series part 1: Investor protection
By David Drake This is Part 1 of a 10-part series. CFIRA representatives have already met with the members of the Corporate Finance, Trading and Markets and Office of the Compliance Inspection Divisions of the SEC. Our interest was to hash out new rules and regulations governing crowdfunding. The process is ongoing, and this meeting [...]
Crowdfunding’s Latest Invasion: Real Estate
By David Drake Crowdfunding is rapidly changing the real-estate investment market, offering developers new ways to finance projects, small investors a way in, and the socially conscious an avenue to support their local communities—and their local farms. Here is a rundown of the real-estate crowdfunding firms I think will have the biggest impact. (Full disclosure: [...]
Is Crowdfunding Safe Enough For Investors? You Bet
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Mary Jo White is New SEC Chair: Any Chance Equity Crowdfunding Will Happen This 2013?
By David Drake After 3 months since being nominated by President Barack Obama, the U.S. Senate on Monday April 10 approved Mary Jo White as the new chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). How will this affect the final steps of implementing the last two laws of the JOBS Act? Our prediction [...]
Ryan Feit to Present at The Soho Loft Innovative Investing Symposium
SeedInvest CEO to Present and Moderate Panel in Boston NEW YORK, NY–(Mar 27, 2013) - SeedInvest CEO and Co-Founder, Ryan Feit, will deliver a presentation and moderate a panel at The Soho Loft Innovative Investing Symposium on April 3, 2013 in Boston, MA. Mr. Feit will be presenting a case study highlighting the successful equity-crowdfunding initiative by StearClear in [...]
Italy: Embracing Crowdfunding
Congratulazioni! No, it’s not a lip-smacking pasta dish. It’s what Italians say when you purchase your first Lamborghini or probably your new Ferrari. It’s also what they said when they conveyed their plaudits about The Soho Loft’s successful two-day Crowdfunding Event in Oasi Dei Celti, Lake Como, Italy held January 24 and 25, 2013. Entrepreneurs, [...]
