Everything you need to know about Reverse Shell Mergers by Ralph Amato
When you start to look at different shells to purchase you will receive a Corporate Shell Profile that will list all of the pertinent data of the Shell. What is most important in your search is that you locate a “clean shell”. A clean shell is one that can be delivered free of any liabilities, [...]
In 2006 U.S. private equity firms broke the previous record set in the bubble year 2000, when venture capital was all the rage. Private equity firms set a fundraising record, raising $215.4 billion among 322 funds by the close of the year, according to Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst, an industry newsletter.
Private equity firms raised [...]
Shell Criteria
The third area to address when purchasing an OTCBB shell is the shell itself. Shells come in many different variations and there are certain nuances to the transaction that Buyers must become familiar with.
First of all you need to define the criteria for the purchase of the shell. Some shells can deliver [...]
DUE DILIGENCE
The most important aspect of buying a shell is performing your due diligence. If you have retained a savvy business consultant he will comb through all of the previous filings of the shell under consideration. He will be able to identify who are the major shareholders, the number of authorized and outstanding [...]
There are certain steps that must be taken when a company is anticipating purchasing an OTCBB shell for the purposes of going public. For purposes of this discussion we will assume the “Company” has performed its due diligence and is aware of the pros and cons of going public through a reverse shell merger. However, [...]
IPO Market Improving
Twenty-one venture-backed companies raised $1.835 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) and 56 venture-backed M&A deals were reported in the fourth quarter of 2006 according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The data reflect another year of heavy reliance on the M&A market [...]
On Tuesday, January 3, 2007, attorney David Feldman meet with Martin Dunn, Deputy Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) and David Lynn, Chief Counsel of Corp Fin. Subject to signoff from their boss John White, the Director of Corp Fin, these two, with the assistance of other staffers, have been formulating [...]
For any company that is public but is thinking about taking themselves private, please read this article. The article was authored by Douglas Rogers, CEO of ManageSource Research. I have known Douglas for several years, he is a straight shooter. Mr. Rogers will perform a free analysis to determine if going private makes sense for [...]
The NYSE Group and Euronext hope to create the world’s largest financial exchange group by the end of March. Their shareholders voted last month to approve a plan to combine the two exchange operators.
The New York Stock Exchange, which plans to complete its merger with Euronext before the end of March, has proposed to [...]
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has agreed to buy the pan-European Euronext exchange, creating the first transatlantic stock market.
The NYSE edged out its German rival, Deutsche Boerse, to clinch the deal, which aims to create a business worth $20bn (16bn euros; £11bn). The new firm will have its US base in New [...]
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