seclogoEarlier this year, the SEC rules adopted rules amending Regulation A under the Securities Act to provide companies with an intermediate path between, on the one hand, exempt offerings to qualified investors only, and, on the other hand, a full-blown initial public offering of registered securities. Since the amended rules, known as Regulation A+, took effect, a number of companies have initiated offerings taking advantage of the new rules. Perhaps because of unfamiliarity, many D&O insurance underwriters have reacted very cautiously with regard to these new Reg. A+ offerings. The purpose of this post is to briefly review the background regarding these new offerings and to provide links to relevant resources, in the hope of addressing some of the D&O underwriters’ concerns.
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