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Crowdfunding and the IPO On-Ramp
Capital Raising and Going Public Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act
Dykema and William Blair invite you to a 90-minute breakfast seminar. At this essential primer on this significant new legislation, you'll learn about:
- Finding the IPO on-ramp
- Relaxed SEC reporting rules for emerging growth companies
- "Crowdfunding" and new funding portals for raising capital
- Advertising your private placement offering
- New small company capital formation rules
- The background, ambiguities and questions surrounding this new law
Event Information
DetroitWednesday, May 23, 2012 | ChicagoThursday, May 24, 2012 |
7:30 a.m.—Continental Breakfast and Registration | 7:30 a.m.—Continental Breakfast and Registration |
8:00 a.m.—Program Start | 8:00 a.m.—Program Start |
Westin Southfield | Dykema's Chicago Office |
1500 Town Center | 10 South Wacker Drive |
Southfield, MI 48075 | Chicago, IL 60606 |
Presenters | Presenters |
Brett Paschke, Head of Equity Capital Markets William Blair & Company | Brett Paschke, Head of Equity Capital Markets William Blair & Company |
Robert B. Murphy, Dykema | Robert B. Murphy, Dykema |
D. Richard McDonald, Dykema | David T. Cellitti, Dykema |
Mark A. Metz, Dykema | Gregory M. Wright, Dykema |
To register for the Detroit seminar, | To register for the Chicago seminar, |
Please register by May 16, 2012. | Please register by May 16, 2012. |
Featured Presenters
| Mr. Paschke, Managing Director at William Blair & Company, serves as Group Head of Equity Capital Markets. He served on the IPO Task Force that helped shape the JOBS Act legislation and was present at the April 5 signing ceremony at the White House. |
| Mr. Murphy, a member of Dykema's Public Company practice group, is a former senior staff attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. He regularly advises public and private companies on corporate and securities law matters, corporate governance, capital formation and disclosure compliance issues. |