This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Shell Mergers for 2007Alternative Public Offerings (APO)
Of the 222 reverse mergers that were completed in 2007 almost 100 (45%) included a private placement in conjunction with the merger. The private placements averaged approximately $9 million per deal. As previously stated the average market cap per [...]

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Since the introduction of Sarbanes Oxley (“SOX”) the opportunities for emerging growth companies to go public via the traditional IPO route has come to a screeching halt.
If you have any doubts look at the charts covering IPO’s from 1999 through the first six months of 2007 as provided by www.ipohome.com.

The reduced number of traditional IPO’s [...]

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