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5/23/2015 RegulationA+:HowtheJOBSActCreatesOpportunitiesforEntrepreneursand...PaulM.Getty,DineshGupta,Jr.Kaplan,RobertR.GoogleBooks
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RegulationA+:HowtheJOBSActCreatesOpportunitiesforEntrepreneursandInvestors
PaulM.Getty,DineshGupta,Jr.Kaplan,RobertR.Apress,Sep30,2015Business&Economics275pages
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RegulationA(+):HowtheJOBSActCreatesOpportunitiesforEntrepreneursandInvestorsexplainshowtoraisemoneyundernewprovisionsintherecentlyenactedJOBSAct.Itwillguideandadviseexecutivesofemerginggrowthcompanies,entrepreneurs,financialadvisers,venturecapitalists,investmentbankers,securitieslawyers,financeandMBAstudents,andothersonhowtoraiseupto$50millionayearthroughstreamlinedregulations.
SignedbyPresidentObamaonApril5,2012,TitleIVoftheJOBSActamendsthe1930seraRegulationA,makingitfareasierforbusinessestoraisegrowthcapitalthroughpublicofferings.Itis,ineffect,anewtypeofIPObutwithmuchlessregulationandcost.
RegulationA(+):HowtheJOBSActCreatesOpportunitiesforEntrepreneursandInvestorsspellsoutnewprocessesthatcanandwillhaveadramaticimpactonhowcompaniesobtaingrowthcapitaltocreatenewjobsandbolsterreturnsforinvestors.Somefinancialgurusbelievethatthenewlaw,dubbedRegulationA+duetotheenhancements,willusherinarevolutionaryperiodofgrowthandinnovationcomparabletoourlargestpasteconomicexpansions.
Todate,muchofthecommentaryontheJOBSActhasfocusedonTitleIII,whichallowsbroaderuseofcrowdfundingtoraiseupto$1millionperyear.However,manyentrepreneursandeconomistsbelievethatnewchangestoRegulationAwillhaveamuchgreaterimpactoninnovationandjobcreation.Thebestpart?RegulationA+liftsmanyconstraintsonsolicitingfundsandtradingnewstockissues.Amongotherthings,readersofthisbookwilllearnhowtotakeadvantageoftheseprovisions:
RegulationA+permitscompaniestoraiseupto$50million,atenfoldincreaseovertheoldlimitof$5million,andmuchmorethanthecrowdfundingprovisionsoftheJOBSAct($1million).RegulationA+allowscompaniestomarketIPOstomorepeoplethanjustaccreditedinvestorsandmakesiteasiertogetthewordoutonofferings.RegulationA+allowscertaincompaniestoavoidtheSECperiodicreportingregimen(Form10K,Form10Q,Form8K,andproxystatements),providedthatthenumberofshareholdersiskeptbelowrevisedthresholds.RegulationA+exemptscertaincompaniesfrommanyonerousandcostlycompliancerequirements,includingSarbanesOxley.
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5/23/2015 RegulationA+:HowtheJOBSActCreatesOpportunitiesforEntrepreneursand...PaulM.Getty,DineshGupta,Jr.Kaplan,RobertR.GoogleBooks
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Inshort,RegulationA+greatlysimplifiesthecapitalraisingprocess,makingiteasiertogrowcompanies,createjobs,andrewardinvestors.
Whatyoulllearn
HowTitleIVoftheJOBSActamendsRegulationA,makingiteasierforyoutoraiseupto$50millioninexpansioncapitalwhileavoidingburdensomeregulations.HowraisingfundsthroughRegulationAmightnowbeabetterandlesscostlychoiceforraisingcapitalthancurrentoptions(likeloansorventurecapital).HowtouseRegulationAtogainliquidityforyourbusiness,youremployees,andyourinvestorswhilemaintainingcontrol.HowtoabidebyRegulationArulesbefore,during,andafteranIPO.WhatkindsofbusinessescantakepartinRegulationAofferingsHowandwheretotradesharesaftertheIPO.
WhothisbookisforExecutivesofemerginggrowthcompanies,entrepreneurs,financialadvisers,venturecapitalists,investmentbankers,securitieslawyers,financeandMBAstudents,andothers.
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5/23/2015 RegulationA+:HowtheJOBSActCreatesOpportunitiesforEntrepreneursand...PaulM.Getty,DineshGupta,Jr.Kaplan,RobertR.GoogleBooks
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