Corporate and M&A

Changes From the SEC: Confidentiality is Key July 10, 2017

By Melanie Figueroa and Blake Baron

In a recent effort to foster increased public offering activity, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on June 29, 2017 that it will permit all companies to submit voluntary draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings (IPOs), certain follow-on offerings and national securities exchange listings for non-public review. This process will be available for nearly all offerings made in the first year after a company has entered the public reporting system. This benefit takes effect today, July 10, 2017. 

So, why is this an important change? 

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