The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Wed, 20 May 2026 13:40:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Statement by Chair Atkins on Proposals to Expand Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplify Public Offering Rules – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Statement by Chair Atkins on Proposals to Expand Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplify Public Offering Rules https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/20/statement-by-chair-atkins-on-proposals-to-expand-emerging-growth-company-accommodations-and-simplify-public-offering-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=statement-by-chair-atkins-on-proposals-to-expand-emerging-growth-company-accommodations-and-simplify-public-offering-rules https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/20/statement-by-chair-atkins-on-proposals-to-expand-emerging-growth-company-accommodations-and-simplify-public-offering-rules/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 11:32:08 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=181293?d=20260519170740EDT Posted by Paul Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Paul S. Atkins is the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent statement. The views expressed in the post are those of Chairman Atkins and do not necessarily reflect those of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff.

Today, the Commission proposed two rulemakings that serve as the foundation for my agenda to Make IPOs Great Again. These proposals build upon the legislative and regulatory concepts that have proven successful in the past and aim to extend that success to more companies – particularly small and mid-sized companies – and incentivize them to go and stay public.

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