Answer:
The correct answer is letter "E": None of the answers above is correct.
Explanation:
Private Placement refers exclusively to offering and selling shares in a company to a small group of buyers. The buyers are typically sophisticated investors such as banks, pension funds, mutual funds, insurance companies, and very wealthy investors. In the U.S., private placements are directly subject to the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933.