Regulation A+ Goes Effective Today

Despite the attempt by the State of Montana's securities division to stay the rule, Regulation A+ is effective as of today, June 19, 2015.

Regulation A+ allows companies organized in the U.S. and Canada to raise money from investors, even those that are not accredited investors, under a less burdensome regime than traditional going public transactions and through the use of general solicitation, even to unaccredited investors, which is not allowed under current private placement rules.  Regulation A+ replaces and expands the seldom used Regulation A by increasing the offering limit under the rule from $5 million to up to $20 million for "Tier 1 Offerings" and up to $50 million for "Tier 2 Offerings." The regulation also preempts state law review for Tier 2 Offerings, for which the disclosure documents will instead be reviewed by the SEC.