SEC makes solicitation easier for VC and private equity

(Axios) The SEC has issued new general solicitation guidance that makes the process much less onerous for private equity and venture capital.

The big picture: We may not see Times Square billboards advertising new funds, but it’s at least theoretically possible.

  • Firms also would be able to discuss fundraising efforts with reporters.

Catch up quick: The Obama administration had tried to open the floodgates to general solicitation in 2012, via the JOBS Act, but it never really caught on.

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