If you are working with a company that is offering to help you go public, hopefully you will insist on a variety of references. In prior posts we talked about meeting the last three CEOs that this advisor helped. This gives you a sense of...
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. In Wall Street that is true for sure. So if you are considering going public through an advisor who specializes in helping companies do so, it is very important to understand what fees or...
By far the most common reason companies seek to go public is to access capital for growth. It is also very likely the first thing a going public advisor will discuss, namely his or her ability to assist you in bringing in that needed financing....
If you enjoy experiences in which you feel your head can explode, let someone knowledgeable and objective talk to you about all the different ways a company can go public. IPO. Self-underwriting. Self-filing through Form 10. Self-filing through Form S-1. Reverse merger with trading shell,...
In talking with folks who want to advise you about the going public process, it is key to determine the following: What costs should we expect to get public and then once we are public? Can you help us determine if we can afford to...
Clients considering going public in the small and microcap world often encounter consultants, public shell brokers and investment banks eager to advise them on the process. Sometimes clients meet them as a result of being cold-called, in other cases solid references make the connection. Clients ask...
A champion for Wall Street, for women and for reverse mergers, Muriel "Mickie" Siebert passed the other day at age 80. Mickie was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. She also took her brokerage firm public through a...
According to Wikipedia, the origin of the term "dog days of summer" was tied around a star. Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major (Large Dog), is called the "dog star" because it is the brightest in the group. In the Greek and Roman days, these stars...
According to The Deal, there were eight IPOs of life science companies in May alone, more than the whole rest of the year leading up to May. This is good! And they are generally trading very well. In the second quarter, life science IPOs were...
It looks like the small cap market just finished its strongest half year since 2008. That's good! According to The Deal, IPOs doubled, private investments in public equity (PIPEs) are up as are special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and additional public offerings by already public companies...