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Startups and Venture Capital

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…

Alexander J. Davie
March 8, 2012

Private Equity and Hedge Funds

Bill Introduced in Congress to Permit Private Companies to Stay Private for Longer

Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ) recently introduced a bill called the “Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act,” which promises to allow private companies to remain private for a longer period of time. Currently, if on the last day of a company’s fiscal…

Alexander J. Davie
August 7, 2011