The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced it will hold a public meeting on 28 April 2026 to explore ways to encourage more companies to go public. The committee will discuss the state of the IPO market in light of the existing regulatory framework, including how decreased IPO activity and market shifts are affecting companies’ willingness to pursue public listings, including small-cap issuers. The agenda includes presentations from Edwin O’Connor of Goodwin Procter LLP on IPO market trends and potential contributing factors, and Beau Bohm of Cantor Fitzgerald on IPOs from an underwriter perspective. The meeting will be held at the SEC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters and livestreamed on SEC.gov.
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 2026-04-16
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee schedules meeting on measures to encourage more IPOs
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting to examine how to encourage more companies, including small-cap issuers, to go public amid decreased initial public offering activity and market shifts. The agenda includes discussions of the state of the IPO market under the current regulatory framework, with presentations on IPO trends, contributing factors and the underwriter perspective.