Roundtables on Reexamining the IPO On-Ramp and Reassessing the Framework of Small Public Companies

The SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation hosted policy roundtables on reexamining the IPO on-ramp and reassessing the framework for small public companies with experts in this field. 

Recordings

• IPO Policy Roundtable: Reexamining the IPO On-Ramp
• Small Cap Policy Roundtable: Reassessing the Framework for Small Public Companies

Transcripts

• IPO Policy Roundtable: Reexamining the IPO On-Ramp Transcript
• Small Cap Policy Roundtable: Reassessing the Framework for Small Public Companies Transcript

Panel 1: IPO Policy Roundtable: Reexamining the IPO On-Ramp

This panel explored how the IPO process could be improved to encourage more companies, particularly smaller companies, to go public.

Moderator: Courtney Haseley, SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation

Panelists:

• Eun Ah Choi, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Regulatory Operations, Nasdaq
• Brad Goldberg, Partner and Co-Head of Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation Practice, Cooley LLP
• Melanie Neary, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Jennifer Zepralka, Partner, Mayer Brown
• Daniel Zinn, General Counsel & Chief of Staff, OTC Markets Group Inc.

Panel 2: Small Cap Policy Roundtable: Reassessing the Framework for Small Public Companies

This panel discussed whether there are changes that should be considered to encourage more companies, particularly smaller companies, to stay public.

Moderator: Jennifer Riegel, SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation

Panelists:

• Eun Ah Choi, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Regulatory Operations, Nasdaq
• Brad Goldberg, Partner and Co-Head of Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation Practice, Cooley LLP
• Melanie Neary, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Jennifer Zepralka, Partner, Mayer Brown
• Daniel Zinn, General Counsel & Chief of Staff, OTC Markets Group Inc.