--- title: Sullivan Blogs | SEC Pulse | Division of Corporation Finance description: Division of Corporation Finance | Sullivan's SEC Pulse blog provides updates and commentary from our Capital Markets Group on issues affecting publicly traded and privately owned businesses, investment banks and foreign companies who trade or raise capital in the United States, and boards of directors and company officers in securities transactions and corporate governance matters. --- ![SEC Pulse Header NEW-1](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SEC%20Pulse%20Header%20NEW-1.jpg?width=943&name=SEC%20Pulse%20Header%20NEW-1.jpg "SEC Pulse Header NEW-1") ## [Confidential IPO Filing System to be Expanded](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/confidential-ipo-filing-system-to-be-expanded) Posted by [Howard Berkenblit](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/author/howard-berkenblit) on June 30, 2017 at 10:29 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![GettyImages-506172508.jpg](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GettyImages-506172508.jpg?width=239&name=GettyImages-506172508.jpg)As of July 10th, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance will permit all companies to submit draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings for review on a non-public basis. Previously, this process was only available for “emerging growth companies” under the JOBS Act, although that covered a substantial majority of IPO candidates.  More notably, this process will now be available for most offerings made in the first year after a company has entered the public reporting system.  More information can be found at:  [https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/announcement/draft-registration-statement-processing-procedures-expanded](https://www.sec.gov/corpfin/announcement/draft-registration-statement-processing-procedures-expanded) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/confidential-ipo-filing-system-to-be-expanded#comments-listing) Topics: [SEC](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/topic/sec), [Division of Corporation Finance](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/topic/division-of-corporation-finance) ## [SEC no-review letters to be publicly available](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/sec-no-review-letters-to-be-publicly-available) Posted by [Howard Berkenblit](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/author/howard-berkenblit) on June 15, 2015 at 4:47 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has made an [announcement](http://www.sec.gov/corpfin/announcement/cf-announcement---no-review-letters.html) that it will begin releasing through the EDGAR system correspondence with issuers relating to Securities Act registration statements that are not selected for review. 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/sec-no-review-letters-to-be-publicly-available#comments-listing) Topics: [Division of Corporation Finance](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/topic/division-of-corporation-finance), [EDGAR](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/topic/edgar), [Securities Act](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/topic/securities-act) [All posts](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/secpulse/all) [![Sullivan 4c](https://blog.sullivanlaw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sullivan%20logos/Sullivan%204c.png?width=220&name=Sullivan%204c.png "Sullivan 4c")](http://www.sandw.com) ### About the Blog --- The SEC Pulse provides updates and commentary from our Capital Markets Group on issues affecting publicly traded and privately owned businesses, investment banks and foreign companies who trade or raise capital in the United States, and boards of directors and company officers in securities transactions and corporate governance matters. *The material on this site is for general information only and is not legal advice. 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