On March 3, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced significant enhancements to the ability of issuers to submit draft...more
Yesterday, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new policy permitting confidential submission of registration statements in additional circumstances in order...more
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Clayton addressed attendees at the Nashville 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival regarding the Commission’s capital formation agenda. ...more
In the recently released Congressional Budget Justification, the Securities and Exchange Commission highlights a number of priorities. In discussing the Division of Corporation Finance’s activities, the request notes that...more
In a speech earlier today, July 12, 2017, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Clayton discussed the Commission’s guiding principles. In his comments relating to disclosure requirements, Chair Clayton noted that “the...more
On June 27, 2016, the SEC Staff proposed changes to the definition of “smaller reporting company” to expand the number of registrants that would qualify as smaller reporting companies (SRC). The term “smaller reporting...more
Today, the House passed two bills relating to the promotion of capital formation by smaller companies, H.R. 1525 and H.R. 1839....more