SEC Issues New Guidance on Bad Actor Rules

Simon Riveles 506 Disqualification, Bad Actor

By Simon Riveles and Simon Cooke On July 10, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 506 of the Securities Act of 1933 to disqualify securities’ offerings relying on the Rule 506 exemption that involve certain “bad actors”. These amendments came into effect on September 23, 2013. Please refer to our earlier blog for background on these amendments. On December …