Discover how to raise money under new provisions in the recently enacted JOBS Act. Regulation A+: How the JOBS Act Creates Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Investors will guide and advise executives of emerging growth companies, entrepreneurs, financial advisers, venture capitalists, investment bankers, securities lawyers, finance and MBA students, and others on how to raise up to $50 million a year through streamlined regulations.
Signed by President Obama on April 5, 2012, Title IV of the JOBS Act amends the 1930s-era Regulation A, making it far easier for businesses to raise growth capital through public offerings. It is, in effect, a new type of IPO but with much less regulation and cost.
Regulation A+: How the JOBS Act Creates Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Investors spells out new processes that can and will have a dramatic impact on how companies obtain growth capital to create new jobs and bolster returns for investors. Some financial gurus believe that the new law, dubbed Regulation A+ due to the enhancements, will usher in a revolutionary period of growth and innovation comparable to our largest past economic expansions.
To date, much of the commentary on the JOBS Act has focused on Title III, which allows broader use of crowdfunding to raise up to $1 million per year. However, many entrepreneurs and economists believe that new changes to Regulation A will have a much greater impact on innovation and job creation. The best part? Regulation A+ lifts many constraints on soliciting funds and trading new stock issues. Among other things, readers of this book will learn how to take advantage of these provisions:
- Regulation A+ permits companies to raise up to $50 million, a tenfold increase over the old limit of $5 million, and much more than the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act ($1 million).
- Regulation A+ allows companies to market IPOs to more people than just accredited investors and makes it easier to get the word out on offerings.
- Regulation A+ allows certain companies to avoid the SEC periodic reporting regimen (Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, and proxy statements), provided that the number of shareholders is kept below revised thresholds.
- Regulation A+ exempts certain companies from many onerous and costly compliance requirements, including Sarbanes-Oxley.
In short, Regulation A+ greatly simplifies the capital-raising process, making it easier to grow companies, create jobs, and reward investors.
Paul M. Getty has been an active venture capitalist with technology investment firms Venture Navigation and Satwik Ventures. He also is a co-founder of First Guardian Group, a national real estate investment and management firm that has completed over $800 million in transactions. His prior operating experience spans over 25 years as a serial entrepreneur and executive officer in firms that resulted in investor returns of over $700 million through multiple successful IPOs and M&As. Paul is a frequent speaker on investment topics at industry conferences. He has an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan, with honors, and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Wayne State University.
Dinesh Gupta co-founded Satwik Ventures (www.satwikventures.com), a seed-stage technology venture fund in 2000. Satwik Fund has invested in over 25 early stage start-up technology companies. Dinesh has served on the boards of several of these companies. These companiesreceived co-investments in excess of $1 billion from major Silicon Valley VC funds and many had successful exits via IPOs and mergers. Dinesh also co-founded First Guardian Group with Paul Getty. Dinesh has an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Santa Clara University, and a Bachelor's Degr
ee in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delhi, India.
Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. is currently Managing Partner of Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank PLC, based in Richmond, VA. Rob has been referred to as the guru of Reg A due to his involvement and influence in bringing about new changes that will have a dramatic impact in rekindling investor interest in alternative investments. He is a leading speaker on Regulation A and has been featured in numerous financial publications and on syndicated TV/radio shows. He holds a J.D. from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, and an A.B. from College of William and Mary.
