I will post new developments (I am researching now) that you should know concerning the SEC and the securities markets between now and year-end. In the meanwhile, as we move into the Holiday Season, let me wish all my readers … Continue reading
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INFLATION. Then there’s inflation. Businesses are working out their hiring and staffing issues, supply chains are improving, M&A is flat but expected to revive. Lots of investment cash is on the sidelines looking for a place to rest (maximum yield … Continue reading
The Senate Friday proposed a bill for the comprehensive regulation of crypto currency and for digital assets akin to securities. Regulation of crypto, which is classed as a commodity, will rest with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, while digital assets … Continue reading
To use the most efficient exemption from SEC registration in the sale of company shares, Regulation D, purchasers generally must meet the definition of “accredited investor.” In the waning days of the Trump-Republican SEC, the definition of “accredited investor” was … Continue reading
I just got off a Zoom webinar where Jeffrey Raider, a founder of both Warby Parker and Harry’s (the shaving company), spoke about his approach to innovation and the growth of his two multi-billion-dollar companies. Notable take-aways follow: Each company … Continue reading
I am off to install my youngest in Reed College in Portland, OR and thus it is unlikely I will post for the next two weeks; this hiatus is temporary and I look forward to again posting on corporate, SEC … Continue reading
Today please forgive a personal note; I try to keep my posts on a wholly professional level, which means mostly law, sometimes government, and (in years, unlike this, when the Red Sox field a professional baseball club) baseball. Your friendly … Continue reading
A review of last year’s SPAC activity is startling proof that SPACs are here to stay. There were 248 SPACs registered in 2020, compared with 59 the prior year, and the average raise was a robust $336Million. (For those not … Continue reading
I don’t blog about myself, as readers of this post well know. However I am breaking my own rule to announce that my first book, a collection of five decades of poetry, has been published. It is entitled “Messing Around … Continue reading
You may have noted a flurry of posts in the last several days as I cleared my desk of interesting new matters that accumulated during the last few weeks, which I spent with family down on the Cape. Now that … Continue reading