EXPRESS LANE OR TOLLBOOTH IN THE DESERT? THE SEC'S FRAMEWORK FOR SECURITY ISSUANCE
U.S. companies that need capital may choose between selling securities in the private and public markets. These venues differ in terms of direct issuance costs, the required information disclosed, the liability incurred, and the mechanics of the capital-raising process itself. During the last two decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has deregulated private offerings by broadening their investor base and increasing secondary market liquidity. At the same time, SEC policy has bifurcated the offering process in the public market into two distinct segments based largely on company size and seasoning. Large public issuers have seen a gradual deregulation and acceleration of their capitalraising processes. Important changes for issuers include allowing them to incorporate information into registration statements by reference to Exchange Act reports, to use shelf registration to speed up offers, and to place securities offshore with less regulatory uncertainty. Though small issuers enjoy some of the benefits of these changes, deregulation of their offerings has been somewhat less pronounced. In a Commission report and a subsequent concept release, the SEC indicates it may restructure and unify these three disparate strands of capital raising through an innovative schema of registering companies rather than securities. 1998 Morgan Stanley.
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1998
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Authors: | Bethel, Jennifer E. ; Sirri, Erik R. |
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Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. - Morgan Stanley, ISSN 1078-1196. - Vol. 11.1998, 1, p. 25-38
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Morgan Stanley |
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