Reg A

The SEC’s adoption of amendments to Regulation A, known as “Reg. A+”, in 2015 made it easier for small companies to raise money and access the secondary markets. Born out of the 2012 JOBS Act, the revamped Regulation A was meant to provide a streamlined path for companies to raise...

Prior to 2015, if a business wanted to raise money, their options were rather limited. The most established avenues—doing an initial public offering and raising private capital—were only readily available to the most mature companies and accredited investors. But that changed with the...