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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021

Banking and financial institutions regulation · Business records · Corporate finance and management
Sponsor
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
R · LA
Key facts
Introduced: Dec 14, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Apr 5, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Summary

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021

This bill exempts from securities registration requirements certain merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold. However, this exemption shall not apply to certain brokers, including those that provide financing related to the transfer of ownership, engage on behalf of any party in a transaction involving specified shell companies, or are subject to suspension or revocation of registration.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Apr 5, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  2. Apr 5, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-621.
  3. Dec 14, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  4. Dec 14, 2021
    Introduced in Senate

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