Brett Goetschius | Growth Capitalist

Deals

Senior Exec, Directors Flee YayYo Amidst Promotion, Disclosure Concerns

By Brett Goetschius and Teri Buhl | May 18, 2017

A California tech start-up currently in the market with a $50 million Regulation A offering called YayYo has seen an exodus of senior leadership this month amid a storm of criticism over the company’s promotional campaign, which has included cable TV ads and online videos by rappers and TV character actors extolling investment in the company’s stock as an opportunity for retail investors to get in on the next Uber or Lyft.

Emerging Growth News

10th Circuit Finds SEC Administrative Proceedings are Unconstitutional

By Brett Goetschius | January 6, 2017

In the latest ruling in the pitched battle between the securities defense bar and the SEC on the validity on the agency's administrative law courts, a judge in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has found the agency's hiring of administrative law judges, or ALJs, to be unconstitutional.

News

Digitizing the DealMaker; PWC Partner Charged in Burrill Fraud

By Brett Goetschius | November 10, 2016

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Big Banks on Sidelines as Reg A+ Market Takes Wing

By Andrew Bulkeley | May 2, 2016

While many companies are rushing to embrace new fundraising opportunities under Reg A+, investment banks are slower on the uptake.