emerging growth companies

SEC OKs Rule to Extend ‘Test-the-Waters’ Tool

All companies will now be able to gauge the interest of institutional investors in a possible public offering before filing a registration statement.

Fixing the IPO Market

A new paper from two Harvard Kennedy School researchers explores the decline of IPOs and what should be done about it.

Regulations Both Help and Hurt IPO Pace

Companies have good reasons for factoring in the regulatory environment when deciding whether to go public.

Investors Beware, Emerging Growth Company Stats Suggest

Among other worrisome findings, 23% of non-listed ECGs disclosed that they were shell companies.

IPO ‘On-Ramp’ a Qualified Success

Many new issuers take advantage of Title I of the JOBS Act, but it has failed to induce a flood of public offerings.

The JOBS Act’s Results Are Mixed

The easier IPO on-ramp has been a boon, but crowdfunding has a very uncertain future.

Emerging Growth Companies Dominating the IPO Market

Companies going public are taking full advantage of the JOBS Act's relaxation of some filing rules.

JOBS Act Lightens Exec Comp Disclosure Burden

Well, for emerging growth companies, at least. The new law also exempts such firms — which are planning an IPO and have less than $1 billion in revenue — from holding a “say-on-pay” vote.