SEC issues No-Action Letter providing M&A Brokers with relief from broker-dealer registration

Simon RivelesBroker Dealer Exemption, Broker Dealer Registration, M&A Broker, Private Equity Fund

By Simon Riveles and Simon M. Cooke On January 31, 2014, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets (the “SEC”) issued a No-Action Letter allowing an M&A Broker (defined below), to effect securities’ transactions in connection with the transfer of ownership of a privately held company (also defined below), subject to certain conditions, without registering as a broker-dealer pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Securities …