It took four years since the passage of the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, but it is finally here. Regulation Crowdfunding, approved by the SEC back in October, is now officially in effect. Companies can work with a broker-dealer or registered online portal to...
I am headed across the pond to spend some time in our firm's London office this week. Why (besides the bacon sandwiches and good ale)? To meet with a bunch of folks about allowing the equity of already public UK companies to trade here in...
Your humble blogger was honored yesterday to appear on the SiriusXM Business Radio program "The Business of Health" hosted by the very capable Mitch Goldman. The topic: medical marijuana. We had quite the fascinating group of folks interviewed, including doctors, entrepreneurs and yrs truly. It...
The ABA Journal reports that California may be the first state to approve the use of autonomous or self-driving cars within just a few years. As faithful blogees know, I'm fascinated, excited and maybe a little scared by the prospect of this, as many others...
A Greek historian first wrote of them in the 5th Century BC. Marco Polo thought he saw some (but they were rhinos). Genghis Khan turned his army back from a planned invasion of India because one apparently bowed to him, which he thought was a...
Elio Motors CEO Paul Elio must be pretty happy. According to Growth Capital Investor, he has apparently raised about $17 million through his Regulation A+ Tier II offering and is getting ready to close and start trading on the OTCQX. He says he will need...
It's pretty rare but it happened. In January, there were zero IPO pricings. That hasn't happened since 2011. But there is hope for private companies seeking an orderly path to exit for investors. First, of course every time the IPO window shuts, it eventually opens...
The cannabis world continues to expand, mostly with small steps but positive nonetheless, and this is especially true for publicly held companies in the marijuana space. That's what I learned at the Viridian Capital cannabis investor conference today here in New York, where I gave...
What a year this was! As my law firm gets ready to host hundreds of people for its annual New Year's Eve event (we have a perfect view of the ball drop in our Times Square office), I'm thinking about how much has happened in...
Congress has had some good blood flow this month when it comes to smaller public companies and small business. On top of the FAST Act bill we reported on yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee has now approved six new bills on a strongly bipartisan...