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

Risk & Compliance

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.

By Matthew Heller | September 27, 2019

Tick-Size Pilot Cost Investors $350M: Study

Tick-Size Pilot Cost Investors $350M: Study

"While the SEC's tick-size pilot was launched with the intent of helping investors and issuers, the outcome has been very different."

By William Sprouse | September 6, 2018

Fixing the IPO Market

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.

By Jack Pead and Marshall Lux | April 3, 2018

Regulations Both Help and Hurt IPO Pace

Regulations Both Help and Hurt IPO Pace

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

By Aamir Husain | October 31, 2017

Many Factors Influence the Market for IPOs

Risk & Compliance

Many Factors Influence the Market for IPOs

Aside from disclosure regulations, the factors include politics, markets, investor demand, the business climate, and competition.

By Kurt Schacht | October 30, 2017

SEC Unfairly Seen as Scapegoat for IPO Slump

Risk & Compliance

SEC Unfairly Seen as Scapegoat for IPO Slump

The commission and Congress have actually done much to ease the way for new IPOs, a capital markets attorney says.

By Thomas Conaghan | October 30, 2017

It’s a Big Year for Emerging Growth Companies

It’s a Big Year for Emerging Growth Companies

Here's some practical advice for companies that did an IPO under the JOBS Act and now must transition to full-public-company status.

By Financial Executives Research Foundation | August 31, 2017

JOBS Act Capital-Raising a Moderate Success

Corporate Finance

JOBS Act Capital-Raising a Moderate Success

The initial data suggest that Title IV, which amended Regulation A offerings, has been the most successful part of the JOBS Act.

By Vincent Ryan | August 9, 2017

Fatburger Parent Explores IPO

Fatburger Parent Explores IPO

FAT Brands is gauging investor interest in a Regulation A+ offering through crowdfunding platform Banq.

By Vincent Ryan | August 3, 2017

Trump’s SEC Pick Jibes with Deregulatory Agenda

Risk & Compliance

Trump’s SEC Pick Jibes with Deregulatory Agenda

Hester Peirce's views on the DOL Fiduciary Rule and the JOBS Act match those of SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.

By David Katz | July 19, 2017

SEC Expands Confidential Filing Benefit to Prime IPO Market

SEC Expands Confidential Filing Benefit to Prime IPO Market

The new chair of the SEC said that by allowing all companies to submit draft registration statements he hopes to encourage more companies to go public.

By William Sprouse | July 4, 2017

A Crowdfunded Company Makes It All the Way to the NYSE

A Crowdfunded Company Makes It All the Way to the NYSE

But since then, shares of Myomo, a medical robotics firm, have been on a roller-coaster ride.

By Vincent Ryan | June 20, 2017

Investors Beware, Emerging Growth Company Stats Suggest

Investors Beware, Emerging Growth Company Stats Suggest

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

By David Katz | March 29, 2017

What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding?

What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding?

The JOBS Act was designed to help online capital formation. So far, the results have been disappointing.

By Vincent Ryan | February 6, 2017

IPO ‘On-Ramp’ a Qualified Success

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.

By Vincent Ryan | January 25, 2017