One of the biggest changes the SEC has implemented is the legality of “finders” receiving commissions or payments for brokering deals and introducing investors to issuers, syndicators, developers, etc. Before this change, only broker-dealers were allowed to receive compensation for such deals.
With the new changes, these finders can now legally receive these commissions and other transaction-based compensation from issuers.
The ability to legally monetize your connections is something many have been waiting for for quite a long time!
Exempt private offerings have traditionally served an important role in providing capital for smaller and medium-sized companies, often along their path to the public markets