by Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. | Nov 12, 2019 | Securities
For business leaders considering an initial public offering, one of the key questions is: How large should the IPO be? Many associate IPO’s with hundreds of millions of dollars or billion-dollar valuations. Certainly, “bigger is better” generally applies to the...
by Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. | Nov 5, 2019 | REIT
Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the law that established real estate investment trusts (REITs), allowing investors looking to pool their resources to reap the rewards of income-producing properties. REITs are designed to allow individual investors access to...
by Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. | Oct 10, 2019 | Regulation A
Regulation A (“Reg A”) is intended to help smaller issuers to attract investment from a much wider variety of investors without forcing them to bear the cost of a public registered offering. Expansion of Reg A by the JOBS Act of 2012 and subsequent regulatory changes...
by Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. | Oct 2, 2019 | Securities
When it comes to securities, regulatory exposure doesn’t begin and end with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In fact, every state in the union has its own set of securities laws — and failing to adhere to their requirements can cause significant legal and...
by Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. | Aug 16, 2019 | Regulation A
When it comes to raising capital for your company, every stage of a company’s development calls out for a different level and type of capital raise, and the differences are crucial. Many assume that the JOBS Act obliterated divisions between what channels of...
