A number of recent studies have noted a substantial decrease in IPOs by smaller companies and a perceived lack of hospitality to smaller companies in the public markets. Commentators have pointed to a number of factors, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs, lack of research coverage and the prospect of lower trading profits for intermediaries resulting from structural market changes over the last several years.

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