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The Jobs Act: Its Impact on M&A
Author(s) -
Sherman Andrew J.,
Brunsdale Shaleen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.21824
Subject(s) - business , capital (architecture) , finance , archaeology , history
In April 2012, President Barack Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. Its goal was to simplify or reduce the regulatory and legal hurdles faced by emerging companies and ease access to capital and investments. Although many of the implementing regulations are still pending, the passage of the JOBS Act may be able to help small and growing companies access the capital markets more efficiently‐to raise the funds needed to complete merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. The authors discuss the new law and assess its impact. © 2013 Andrew J. Sherman and Shaleen Brunsdale