FINRA has filed proposed Rule 5123 dealing with private placements of securities with the SEC for approval. The new proposed rule would impose a requirement that firms and associated persons who engage in sales of private placements, or in the preparation of PPMs or terms sheets, provide relevant disclosures to each investor, prior to the sale, describing the amount and type of offering compensation and expenses, and the anticipated use of offering proceeds. FINRA has recently responses to comments received on this rule proposal, and has filed an amendment to the proposed rule. The new documents are on the FINRA website, here.
