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S. 3518 (115th)

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2018

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Introduced

27 September 2018

Last action

27 September 2018 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]

Subjects

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Source updated

11 August 2025

Summary

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2018 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from that Act's registration requirements merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold. This exemption shall not apply, however, to brokers that: receive, hold, transmit, or have custody of funds or securities to be exchanged by parties to an ownership transfer; engage on behalf of an issuer in a public offering of registered securities; engage on behalf of any party in a transaction involving specified shell companies; provide financing related to the transfer of ownership; assist any party to obtain financing from a third party in specified circumstances; represent both buyer and seller without disclosure and consent from both parties; facilitate a transaction with a group of buyers formed with the assistance of the broker; engage in transferring ownership to a passive buyer; bind a party to a transfer of ownership; or are subject to suspension or revocation of registration or to other specified disqualifications.

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Timeline

  1. 27 September 2018

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 September 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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