Everything you need to know about Reverse Shell Mergers by Ralph Amato
DealFlow Media’s Reverse Merger Conference has just convened. This year the conference had close to 350 attendees. Here is an overview of what was discussed at the event:
2007 – First quarter results – 53 reverse mergers with $3 billion market cap – 100% higher than the prior year quarter!
A new study at the University of [...]
As I outlined in my previous Blog there are five contributing factors that changed the IPO marketplace for small emerging growth companies.
1. The crash of IPO markets in late 2000.
The IPO markets were fueled by one thing in the late 90’s – The Internet. From 1997 through the end of 1999 just about anyone who [...]
I have been dealing with consultants and attorney’s for Chinese Buyers for about a year now and the consensus is that “they don’t get it” when it comes to purchasing an OTCBB shell. Now I know this partially due to cultural differences but someone needs to explain to them how the system works. [...]
I have not seen a better time to buy an OTCBB shell than now. There are a number of shells to choose from and the prices have dropped approximately $100K from their previous highs for shells that are delivering 51% to 80%. Usually, I am constantly seeking qualified shells for my Buyers but [...]
In fact, some of today’s leading companies had their roots in shell mergers. For example, Turner Broadcasting System was the result of a merger that Ted Turner engineered with a public shell called Rice Broadcasting in 1970. Occidental Petroleum, Blockbuster Entertainment and Radio Shack also hatched from shell mergers. Lets’ not forget Berkshire Hathaway and [...]
When the public company has minimal operations, it is called a shell. Thus, the term “Reverse Shell Merger”. What happens in a reverse merger? Basically, a private company (the “Buyer”) merges into public one. The private company purchases control of the public company, at least 51%, and merges into it. When the merger [...]
The Denver Business Journal – July 28, 2006
by Renee McGaw
Denver Business Journal
Don’t suggest to Tim Keating, President of Keating Investments, that reverse mergers have a less-than-stellar reputation. He’s heard it all. He even used to keep a file of negative press clippings, until he got bored with it and stopped.
But in the past few [...]
2007 should be a banner year for reverse mergers. OTCBB shells have a bright future according to the information we recently reviewed.
2006 OTCBB Statistics
The following information has been compiled using statistics from the OTCBB activity reports. To the best of our ability here is what we have been able to uncover. This will give our [...]
According to Tim Keating, President of Keating Investments, LLC, “The reverse merger industry has gone through a dramatic transformation over the last three years from infamy to legitimacy”.
So how did this ugly duckling transform itself into a swan? Over the past several years there have been several changes made by the Securities and Exchange [...]
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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