
Regulation
Proposal Denied! SEC Rejects Plan to Allow New Capital Raises Through Direct Listings
NYSE’s new idea hits a roadblock.
Direct listing would allow companies to sell shares in opening auction on first day on exchange.
Complaint alleges firm misled investors over migraine medicine.
Lagging share price vexes PE kingpin, who says investors just don’t understand the firm.
Proposition would allow businesses to solicit institutional investor interest before filing an IPO.