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SEC Chair Gensler Speaks to Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

By Gary Gensler July 31, 2024 by renholding

Good morning. I’m pleased to speak with the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking

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Was the Exchange Act Redundant? The Questionable Legality of an SEC Commissioner’s Unicorn Reform Proposal

By Alexander I. Platt September 18, 2023 by renholding

The rise of private markets and the proliferation of “unicorns” (private startup companies valued at $1 billion or more) has diminished the SEC’s power and reach. Back in 2021, the agency signaled a plan to reassert itself by forcing unicorns …

SEC Commissioner Urges Reform of Regulation D and Private Markets

By Caroline A. Crenshaw February 2, 2023 by renholding

Thank you Thomas [Kim] for that lovely introduction and I’m very pleased to be here at the Securities Regulation Institute giving the Alan B. Levenson Keynote Address. Director Levenson was the consummate public servant who left an enduring mark on

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Securities Regulation in Cryptoasset Markets: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

By Yuliya Guseva January 4, 2021 by renholding

Rapid technological innovation over the past five years has created unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs – often outside the world of traditional finance and capital markets. Cryptoassets, for example, may prove to be socially beneficial tools for enabling entrepreneurs to more …

Does Advertising Improve Access to Capital for Small Businesses?

By Anup Agrawal and Yuree Lim August 28, 2020 by renholding

Private markets have contributed significantly to capital formation in the U.S. economy, particularly for small companies that are often considered the engine for creating new jobs and for accelerating economic growth (see, e.g., Zhao, Harris, and Lam, 2019). The amount …

Davis Polk Discusses SEC Move to Expand Private Offerings

By Maurice Blanco, Richard Truesdell, Joseph Hall, Byron Rooney and Sarah Solum March 12, 2020 by renholding

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed broad changes to the current private offering framework. Recognizing the growing market for private investments, this is the latest in a series of recent actions by the SEC (including proposals to expand …

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