Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Tag Securities Act
When does a deal involve securities regulation? Part 5: Corporate Stock
This post is the fifth in a series exploring when securities laws impact business transactions. In my previous posts, I provided a general overview of the definition of a “security” under federal securities laws, and covered when various categories of…
When does a deal involve securities regulation? Part 4: Promissory Notes
This post is the fourth in a series exploring when securities laws impact business transactions. In my previous posts, I provided a general overview of the definition of a “security” under federal securities laws, and covered when various categories of…
When does a deal involve securities regulation? Part 3: Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
This post is the third in a series exploring when securities laws impact business transactions. In my previous posts, I provided a general overview of the definition of a “security” under federal securities laws. One of the categories of investments…
When does a deal involve securities regulation? Part 2: The “Howey” Test
This post is the second in a series exploring when securities laws impact business transactions. In my previous post, I provided a general overview of the definition of a “security” under federal securities laws. The Securities Act of 1933 provides…
When does a deal involve securities regulation? Part 1: Introduction
Business owners and attorneys without a securities background will often engage in transactions that, while on first blush do not involve securities regulation, but actually are a securities transaction, and thus subject to federal and state securities laws. For instance,…