Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee to Discuss the SEC’s Capital Formation Proposal on May 8

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the Friday, May 8 meeting of its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, which will be hosted via video conference. The Committee will discuss the Commission’s recent Capital Formation Proposal, which proposes amendments to simplify, harmonize, and improve certain aspects of the exempt offering framework. During the meeting, the Committee will also continue its discussion from April 2 on how small businesses are coping with COVID-19 and share observations from their areas of the marketplace. The meeting will take place from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. ET and will be webcast live on SEC.gov.