Reverse Shell Mergers Explained » DPO http://reverseshellmerger.com Everything you need to know about Reverse Shell Mergers by Ralph Amato Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Harvard Club Equity Conference – Part 3 http://reverseshellmerger.com/2008/04/harvard-club-equity-conference-%e2%80%93-part-3/ http://reverseshellmerger.com/2008/04/harvard-club-equity-conference-%e2%80%93-part-3/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:00:30 +0000 Ralph Amato http://reverseshellmerger.com/2008/04/18/harvard-club-equity-conference-%e2%80%93-part-3/ S1 Registrations
The S1 registration statement has recently replaced SB2 registration statements. The S1 is used for companies that are seeking to go public via a self underwritten or Direct Public Offering (“DPO”). The DPO process from start to finish usually takes anywhere from 9 to 18 months depending on the complexity of your filing and the number of comments you receive from the SEC. If you are development stage company with little or no revenue or a company with no profits, then the S1 is your best choice for going public. The S1 will take longer to complete, but it will save you hundreds of thousands of dollars compared with buying an OTCBB shell. The average cost of attorney fees for an S1 can run from $50K to $150K. You will still need a PCAOB audit of your company’s records, which will cost $10K to $50K for a startup with little or no revenues.

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]]> http://reverseshellmerger.com/2008/04/harvard-club-equity-conference-%e2%80%93-part-3/feed/ 0 Direct Public Offering – Part II http://reverseshellmerger.com/2008/03/direct-public-offering-%e2%80%93-part-ii/ http://reverseshellmerger.com/2008/03/direct-public-offering-%e2%80%93-part-ii/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:27 +0000 Ralph Amato http://reverseshellmerger.com/2008/03/26/direct-public-offering-%e2%80%93-part-ii/ There are certain circumstances where it is in the best interests of a company to perform a Direct Public Offering or DPO instead of the reverse merger. If your company is a startup or a development stage company, has little or no revenues or profits then the best route could be a DPO. This gives the emerging growth company additional time to gain traction with its business model while simultaneously experiencing the going public process. Taking your company public requires the company to file an S1 registration statement with the SEC. From there you will slowly work your way through the process of several rounds of SEC review and comments followed by responses by your company’s counsel before your registration statement goes effective (is approved). This process is long and tedious and usually takes nine months to one year from start to finish.

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