Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
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The JOBS Act, a Year Later – Part 7: Titles V and VI and Concluding Thoughts
This post is the seventh and final in a series examining the impact of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act) one year after its passage and focuses on Titles V and VI of the law and provides…
The JOBS Act, a Year Later – Part 2.5: The IPO On-Ramp (the Other Side of the Coin)
Last week, I commented on the IPO On-Ramp provisions of the JOBS Act. Generally, my thoughts are that the IPO On-Ramp has been a modest success. That said, there are those that disagree. Here’s a post by Zachary Seward presenting…
The JOBS Act, a Year Later – Part 2: The IPO On-Ramp
This post is the second in a series examining the impact of the JOBS Act one year after its passage. The post focuses on the IPO On-Ramp. In my previous post, I discussed the disappointment experienced by many proponents of…
The JOBS Act, a Year Later – Part 1: Introduction
It’s been almost a year since Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act). At the time, the passage of this bill was greeted with significant enthusiasm from the start-up community. Among other things, it provided for…
U.S. House Votes to Adopt Six Measures Loosening Securities Regulation for Smaller Companies; Provisions Include Crowdfunding and “IPO On Ramp”
The U.S. House of Representatives voted earlier today (March 8, 2012) to pass the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The bill is actually a compilation of six separate measures that have been proposed in Congress (and in some instances…