On Oct. 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting and issued a notice proposing a conditional exemption from securities broker-dealer registration under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for “finders” who assist entrepreneurs and issuers in raising capital through private placements sold to accredited investors (the proposal). The proposal would create two tiers of finders who, if all conditions are satisfied, would allow such finders to be exempt from Section 15 registration requirements.

Read the full GT Alert, “SEC Proposes Exemption from Registration for Finders.”