Reverse Merger Tip of the Week: Watch Out for "Hurry, Don't Worry"
By David Feldman at 3 February, 2009, 4:16 am
In some cases, private companies and their investment bankers face tremendous pressure from a shell operator to complete a deal quickly. “We have someone else ready to take it,” he says, “Hurry up, don’t worry about due diligence, everything is fine, if you don’t take this by tomorrow you lose it.”
Read More >>Tip of the Week: Patience Pays Off
By David Feldman at 30 January, 2009, 5:16 am
Complete your due diligence. This means withstanding the pressure to cut corners that inevitably comes during the heat of trying to complete a transaction.
Read More >>About the Book: Reverse Mergers
By David Feldman at 10 November, 2006, 6:49 pm
My book Reverse Mergers: Taking a Company Public Without an IPO was published in September. Here is the description from the publisher: Berkshire Hathaway, Turner Broadcasting System, Texas Instruments, Tandy Corporation, Occidental Petroleum, Muriel Siebert & Co., Blockbuster Entertainment, and the New York Stock Exchange all went public without doing initial public offerings. They did [...]
Read More >>Frequently Asked Questions
By David Feldman at 1 November, 2006, 6:43 pm
What is a reverse merger? A reverse merger is an alternative to a traditional initial public offering (IPO) for a company desiring to have its stock become publicly traded. In a reverse merger, the owners of a private company acquire control of a dormant public one, called a “shell,” and complete a business combination with [...]
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