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Securities

Jun. 15, 2012

Do the benefits of crowdfunding outweigh the risks?

Companies should ensure that they know the legal and financial risks before attempting to raise capital through crowdfunding. By Jason Belice of Raines Feldman LLP


By Jason Belice


The SEC has long regulated how businesses raise capital, historically through the sale of registered securities in public offerings or through the sale of unregistered securities in private placement offerings to sophisticated and wealthy "accredited" investors through available exemptions from registration available under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The new Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act") will ...

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