Everything you need to know about Reverse Shell Mergers by Ralph Amato
Recessionary Times
So how will emerging growth companies survive and prosper during this recessionary period? What changes will they need to make to be able to attract capital and grow their business? Credit is hard to come by these days and I expect it will tighten even further. It is time for companies [...]
Broker Dealer Review
The tier one broker dealers that once ruled the IPO marketplace have exited, stage left, to a place that will allow them to survive the financial debacle they created. They have reinvented themselves as “banks.” It is interesting to note that they have now moved into an arena that has [...]
You have to know where you are before you know where you are going. This is particularly true in today’s market environment for companies wishing to go public in the next 24 months. Over the last 90 days we have seen a market meltdown the likes of which this country has not experienced [...]
VC’s expect to cash out of their investments five to seven years after they have funded a company. In the past the traditional way to get cashed out was via the IPO. Those opportunities are few in today’s marketplace. Most of the IPO’s today raise north of $200 million and most of the companies today [...]
VC’s are under constant pressure to find that next home run that will result in an IPO opportunity with results like Google, eBay or future IPO candidate Facebook. Facebook already has a pre IPO valuation of $15 billion. A VC can fund twenty companies that never see the light of day if they end up [...]
Different situations call for different actions. If your company is a startup you most likely do not need to buy an OTCBB shell. You can file either an S1 or Form 10 and your company will be public in about a year. Hopefully within that year timeframe you can attract some financing [...]
Deciding which vehicle to use when taking your company public depends upon how quick you want to get to market. If you have a compelling technology or if you have funding sources that have shown great interest in providing capital to your company then time is of the essence. Certain time issues can [...]
The first thing to understand when taking your company public is the time element involved. The time element and your choice of SEC registration vehicle will also determine the cost of going public. I have listed several different vehicles and the cost associated with them below:
S1 or Form 10 Registration (now replaced the SB registration)
Cost [...]
Today’s entrepreneurs have to think “out of the box” when it comes to bringing their companies public. The traditional IPO route no longer exists for emerging growth companies.
After the collapse of Internet stocks in 1999 and 2000 broker dealers found religion and gravitated back to their roots; underwriting established name brand companies with histories of [...]
At last month’s World Economic Forum which was held in Davos, Switzerland, John Thain, CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, took a direct shot at AIM for what he considered as a lack of regulatory guidance. He was quoted as saying “AIM did not have any standards at all and anyone could list”. The [...]
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