Commission Misses a Chance to Advance Meaningful Reform
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to provide meaningful relief from the heavy burdens of Sarbanes-Oxley to America’s entrepreneurs. The free-market group also criticized the commission for erecting even more barriers to entrepreneurship through the hedge fund rules it proposed [...]

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NASDAQ has clarified its rule for companies who are trying to gain listing via a reverse merger into a NASDAQ shell. Companies will now have to submit an application BEFORE the transaction is completed. I have included the exact verbiage as disclosed by the SEC.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(Release No. 34-54825; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2006-047)
November [...]

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Attorney David Feldman has recently posted several articles on his Blog www.reversemergerblog.com containing updated interpretation of the changes to SEC rule 415. I suggest you read his latest posting and other related articles on this subject at his site.
In my recent post December 13, 2006, I wrote that “Rule 415 has confused and alarmed [...]

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Attorney David Feldman, whose recent book “Reverse Mergers – Taking a Company Public without an IPO”, has started writing a Blog about reverse mergers and related subjects of going public. You can view his Blog here.
By the way, David’s book is flying off the shelves. If you really want to educate yourself about reverse [...]

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As quoted from the SEC.gov site:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2006-210

Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2006 - The Commission is adopting an extension proposed in August to further postpone the date by which smaller public companies must comply with the internal control reporting requirements mandated by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Previously, non-accelerated filers (companies that [...]

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With the IPO market stagnating, reverse merger transactions outpaced traditional IPO’s significantly during the third quarter, according to Deal Flow Media.
Forty four companies completed reverse mergers with public shells during the third quarter, which was a 4.3% decrease from the previous quarter and a 12% drop from the 50 deals completed in the year-ago [...]

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If you are an extremely private person and want no one to know your business, then going public is definitely not for you. Because if you bring your company public, the world will know your business. All of your personal and company details out there for the world to see. Your annual salary, perks, [...]

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There has been a deafening silence in the traditional public markets in the last two years.  Why?  Because small to medium size businesses are seeking capital outside of the U.S.  The IPO scene has been altered because of technology advances and the maturity of new foreign markets.  US and foreign companies are following the money [...]

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The SEC’s stealth revisions to Rule 415 has confused and alarmed the PIPE market by raising the suggestion that large private placements relative to a company’s float constitute primary offerings. Recent actions have imposed new limitations on PIPE financing by micro cap companies that threaten to cut off their access to capital. [...]

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As we gaze into our crystal ball we all wonder what the future holds for us in 2007. Where should investors place their bets for next year? One thing I am certain of is that there will be many opportunities for investors in the reverse shell merger marketplace. Reverse shell mergers will [...]

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