NYT's DealBook crew on the Facebook-Goldman Sachs deal, Facebook's $50 billion valuation, and what it may mean about social networking investments

New York Times DealBook's Andrew Ross Sorkin and Evelyn M. Rusli discuss Facebook's valuation after the social networking site raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and DST Global, a Russian investor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3g5QDWszM

The related article is at:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/goldman-invests-in-facebook-at-50-billion-valuation/

Below, some background on Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, enacted by Congress in 1964, and its application (or non-application) in the current Facebook deal.

Video: Goldman-Facebook Deal Raises Debate on Investor Pool
http://bcove.me/2c4j7kl9

Related article at:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/the-500-investor-threshold-debated-for-its-47-year-history/

See also:

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/russians-large-stake-in-facebook-grows-larger/

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/why-facebook-is-such-an-important-friend-for-goldman-sachs/

http://search.sec.gov/secgov/index.jsp#queryResultsTop

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/

http://www.sec.gov/index.htm

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