This presentation will take an in-depth look at the effect of the JOBS Act on IPOs (Initial Public Offerings)and share a new approach to initial public offerings of emerging growth companies. How will the JOBS Act affect investors, underwriters and brokers, corporations and managers? We will specifically address:
The law and securities markets prior to the Securities Act of 1933 - a brief observation
The Securities Act of 1933 and the balance struck between regulation and efficient capital-raising through public offerings
The Securities Act of 1933 in practice: disclosure and disclosure issues; lessons from the High Tech Bubble which burst in 2000
The approach taken by the JOBS Act: A new category of emerging growth companies and facilitation of capital-raising by smaller companies
Specific provisions of the JOBS Act that affect IPOs and companies seeking to go public
The JOBS Act in practice: what changes to IPO practice and risks for companies, underwriters and investors should be anticipated?
Some preliminary conclusions about the JOBS Act as policy
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