The SEC has declared its intent to “return[] to its narrow mission to facilitate capital formation, while protecting investors and maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets.” The new accommodations will allow any...more
The SEC announced that companies can now submit registration statements for confidential review before public filing in connection with most registered offerings. This expansion builds on the confidential filing process that...more
The SEC Staff has expanded the ability of issuers to make confidential submission of draft registration statements and clarified the procedures for making confidential submissions. This new policy takes effect immediately....more
Yesterday, the SEC announced that Corp Fin was “further facilitating capital formation by enhancing the accommodations available to companies for nonpublic review of draft registration statements.” You might recall that, in...more
Although EDGAR continues to accept filings, the government shutdown has now eclipsed its 28th day and the SEC continues to operate with limited staff which is having a crippling effect on the ability of many companies to...more
With the government partially shut down, the SEC is following its operations plan during a shutdown, which entails an extremely limited number of staff members available to respond to emergency situations involving market...more
On May 24, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. One of the purposes of the Act is to encourage capital formation by directing the Securities and Exchange...more
On March 23, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 into law. This legislation includes the Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCA), which contains numerous changes to...more
THE EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY - The JOBS Act created a new class of issuer: the emerging growth company (EGC). An EGC is defined as an issuer with total annual gross revenue of less than $1.07 billion (originally $1 billion,...more
On November 1, 2017, the House of Representatives passed two bills intended to ease regulatory burdens on capital formation. The bills would amend the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) to extend the “testing the waters”...more
The SEC announced that beginning on July 10, 2017 it will accept voluntary draft registration statement submissions from all issuers for nonpublic review. The SEC believes this will facilitate capital formation....more