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Securities,
Corporate,
Administrative/Regulatory

Sep. 5, 2017

What ‘finders’ need to know about California corporate law

California now grants an exemption that allows individuals acting as “finders” to receive transaction-based compensation without having to register as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Harrison D. Finch

Associate
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Email: harrison.d.finch@gmail.com

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Pursuant to recent changes in the law, California now grants an exemption that allows individuals acting as “finders” to receive transaction-based compensation without having to register as a broker-dealer under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. See Cal. Corp. Code Sections 25206, 25210(a). In common usage, “finders” are individuals or entities that are paid a commission for introducing to eac...

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