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We are consulting on the new regime for public offer platforms that will allow firms to help companies make public offers of securities to investors, including retail consumers.
Why we are consulting
We are consulting on rules to support the new regulated activity of operating a public offer platform.
Firms operating a public offer platform will allow companies to raise capital by offering securities outside a public market to a broad investor base, including retail consumers.
We want to:
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promote efficient and effective capital raising for companies seeking to scale up and grow their businesses
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make sure investors have confidence in this market to take appropriate and informed investment decisions, based on their risk appetite
We are proposing rules that seek to make sure:
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public offer platforms carry out appropriate due diligence on companies
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investors receive the right information
We also outline:
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our proposed appro