Reverse Mergers: And Other Alternatives to Traditional IPOs, 2nd Edition

by David N. Feldman; Contributions by: Steven Dresner

• ISBN13: 9780470885499
• ISBN10: 0470885491
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Summary

In good markets or bad, reverse mergers play a key role for companies that want to avoid the IPO route for going public. Since the successful first edition of Reverse Mergers was published in 2006, the economic and regulatory landscape has changed. Executives, owners, lawyers, accountants, professional investors, regulators, and others need to know what those changes mean for reverse mergers.Reverse-merger expert David Feldman gives an overview of the most important changes since the previous edition was published: new SEC regulations, the changing nature of SPACs (Special-Purpose Acquisition Company), and the emergence of new instruments called WRASPs (WestPark Alternative Senior Exchange Process). The book includes a new chapter on China, and the "Experts Speak" chapter features all new interviewees.David Feldman is one of the countryrs"s leading experts on reverse mergers, self-filings, and other alternatives to IPOs. His firm has guided hundreds of companies on going public, advising them on structure and mechanics, financing, due diligence, regulatory issues, and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Why Go Public?

The Business of Reverse Mergers

IPOs Versus Reverse Mergers

Shells and Deal Structures

Introduction to Rule 419

China: Land of the Panda, the Great Wall, and Reverse Mergers

Financing

Winning Market Support

Shady Tactics

Legal Issues and Traps for The Unwary

Deal Mechanics

Due Diligence

The Regulatory Regime

Other Ways to Go Public, Manufacturing Shells, and Current Trends

Self-Filings and Other IPO Alternatives

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Form 10 Shells

The Experts Speak (Again): A Look Ahead

Glossary

Index

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