Mergers and acquisitions continue to take public companies private. There is a tremendous amount of investment dollars waiting for a home with predictable returns. The trend seems to be to buy established companies with a track record of steady and predictable earnings. There are some very large funds seeking to take [...]

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“After decades of dominating global financial markets, the US has acquired a case of competitive jitters.” Wall Street Journal December 2-3, 2006.
According to the Wall Street Journal article this past weekend part of the problem stems from the market for initial public offerings. Twenty (20) global IPO’s went public last year and only [...]

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On Monday of this week I was watching Squawk Box on CNBC and Herb Greenberg was making a case that maybe “Companies should not go IPO”. His argument was simple. Going public is a privilege not a right. Why should private committees, Congress or the SEC make it easier for companies to [...]

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I just got back from my whirlwind trip to Manhattan. I had the opportunity of speaking with several attorneys, investment bankers and companies that were seeking to go public. The trip was very upbeat and most everyone I spoke with was very optimistic about the prospects for 2007. Most are preparing for next [...]

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