Speaking Engagement

PLI’s Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings 2018

Monday, May 21, 2018 - Wednesday, May 23, 2018

12:00 AM BST - 12:00 AM BST

Join our expert faculty of leading practitioners and regulators as they discuss and analyze the changing regulatory framework and market for private offerings. We begin by addressing the basics of private placements, sales of restricted securities, Rule 144 and Section 4(a)(1-1/2) transactions and block trades.  We also address the changes to private and exempt offerings brought about by the JOBS Act, including matchmaking platforms, “accredited investor” crowdfunding, offerings using general solicitation, Rule 144A offerings, and the practical implications of these changes for issuers, broker-dealers and investment advisers. The panelists will discuss the considerations that have led many companies to remain private longer and defer IPOs, while creating liquidity opportunities for holders through private secondary trading markets. Panelists will also address the basics of traditional private placements, PIPE transactions, and Rule 144A transactions, as well as recent developments affecting each of these capital-raising alternatives.

Cathleen McLaughlin, Paul Hastings partner, Corporate Department, will participate on the following panel:

Monday, May 21, 201811:15 Rule 144A Offerings and 4(a)(2) Debt Private Placements

• Conditions for safe harbor

• 144A for life deals

• 144A offerings for reporting issuers

• Structuring and marketing considerations and changes resulting from JOBS Act

• Documentation and settlement issues

• Overview of the 4(a)(2) debt private placement market and market practice

Stuart D. Fishman, Nicolas Grabar, Cathleen E. McLaughlin

For more information, please visit PLI's website.