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Rep. Jeb Hensarling’s op-ed in The Wall Street Journal highlights five key capital formation bills that are now being considered to build a steady stream of small businesses for strong long-term economic growth and to restore U.S. competitiveness.
To promote capital formation by reducing compliance costs for smaller public companies, the SEC expands the pool of registrants that can take advantage of the scaled disclosure accommodations under SEC regulations.
Despite the withdrawal of their proposals to the SEC, the Exchanges continue to see healthy gains by SPACs and their sponsors.