SEC Seeks Ways for More Companies to Go Public

Federal securities regulators are exploring ways to encourage more companies to go public. To that end, the Securities and Exchange Commission ’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee said it will hold a meeting this month to examine “ways to modernize public market access and encourage [initial public offerings (IPOs)] and small public company capital formation,” according to a Wednesday (July 8) press release . “Building upon ideas generated during the prior committee meeting, me