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Articles and Commentary
Corporate Finance Law Commentary From LawHog.com
Charting Your Course to an Initial
Public Offering
Although taking your company
public may not be in your immediate plans, there are several steps you can take sooner rather than
later in the growth of your organization that will lessen the possibility of delay, mitigate the
demands on your time and reduce the cost of a future initial public offering ("IPO").
Types of SEC Filings
From the Commission itself, a
description of the different types of corporate filings.
Capital Formation
Information SEC
Information provided by the
SEC regarding raising capital pursuant to the '33 Act.
Internet
Offerings- is Spring Street the Start of Something Big?
Mark J. Astarita
Companies looking to raise
capital on the Internet may have a surprise in store for them.
Trouble Brewing?
Mark J. Astarita
Although technology is making
small-scale offerings possible in new ways, the process is fraught with problems - and potential for
the wired broker-dealer.
Spring Street Paves the Way
Mark J. Astarita
Will private placements be the
next internet breakthrough?
Shortened Rule 144 Holding Period
Three becomes two, and two
becomes one. The full text of the SEC release.
New Issues
SEC
Discussion of rules and
regulations relating to the new issue market.
NASDAQ Listing Requirements
For those
interested in having their securities listed on NASDAQ, here are the listing requirements.
Spring Street Redux
Private Placements on the
World Wide Web? How can you post a private placement circular on the World Wide Web without violating
Regulation D's prohibition on general solicitation? It just might be possible.... Check out Spring
Street Redux.
Stock Transfer Agents and Information
Going Public? Information on
the typical services offered by vendors such as stock transfer agents, banknote companies, escrow
agents and even financial printers.
Getting - or not getting - the
word out
When selling securities,
promoting your company can be dangerous.
Business Valuation Methods
Valuing a company is hardly a
precise science and can vary depending on the type of business and the reason for coming up with a
valuation. There are a wide range of factors that go into the process -- from the book value to a host
of tangible and intangible elements. This article gives a basic overview of the various methods of
determining the value of a business.
No
Accounting for Internet Accounting Industry Standard
As Net
companies find more creative ways to report their numbers, they're running into more problems.
SBA Borrower's
Guide
Explains SBA's loan programs,
including maximum loan amounts available, interest rates, eligibility, etc. Includes a reference chart
covering 10 loan programs and a loan repayment guide.
When the SEC comes knocking
DAVID CHASE and NEAL WILSON
The SEC generally regulates by
deterrence since it has so few staff lawyers. But when it brings a criminal case, it handles
enforcement through the Department of Justice. So which cases run a high risk of prosecution? Should a
deal be cut? The authors conclude by discussing "process violations."
That's where the money is
JOHN K. VILLA
The principal crimes involving
financial institutions affect those whose deposits are insured by federal agencies. The cases range
from bank robbery to bank fraud (with the banks as perpetrators, not victims, of the criminal conduct).
You know, things like money laundering and a whole range of other crimes
A key state's approach to LLCs
JAMES G. LEYDEN Jr.
Delaware offers flexible
entities to do business. But is Delaware different from other states when it comes to limited liability
companies? Yes. The author spells out Delaware's approach.
Under the
microscope J. BRADLEY BENNETT
and JODY MANIER KRIS
There is
a trend emerging of indictments of lawyers in insurance, health care, securities and banking cases.
Transactional lawyers, especially, are being investigated. The authors tell how the government goes
about proving its cases.
Locate venture
capital Allbusiness.com
Submit information about your
business plan and find VCs that match your needs
IRS Gets OK To Dig Into
Offshore Accounts A.J. Daulerio
for Office.com
Federal judge
orders banks to produce account records from Antigua, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.
Marketing & Business Plans Go
Together
It will probably come as no
surprise that the days of dropping 2 million bucks on a 30-second Super Bowl spot are - for startups,
at least - over. Outsized ad spending in service of outsized egos has become a rueful relic of the
high-flying dot-com age. Today, business owners are under far more pressure to make money than they are
to make a media megasplash, and their marketing plans must reflect that new reality.
Financing Options for
Start-Up Manufacturers Office.com
Understanding
the various forms of financing can help you achieve your goals.
By Frank Fischer
Marketing Plans
Office.com
Over-the-top marketing
strategies have lost luster of late. Make sure yours includes some key fundamentals.
Directors' Concern Increases Over Executive Pay
seems the reformers are not
finished with the corporate boardroom. This time the issue is executive compensation, propelled to the
front lines by the scandal over former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso's $188 million
compensation package. The Grasso pay flap is the latest in a series of events causing corporate
directors to wonder if they too could be blamed for how they go about paying company executives.
The Law and Your
Business
From the American Bar
Association, and overview of legal issues affecting small business owners, including Securing Capital,
State Laws that Affect your Business and Issues Relating to Home Based Businesses
Hybrid Stock Can Attract Investors
Looking for capital? Using
preferred stock may make your company more attractive to potential investors.
Online Public Offerings - Is The Paper Model Appropriate?
" While established public
companies are beginning to allow investors to purchase stock online through direct stock purchase
plans, offerings by small and nonpublic companies have been limited in scope because of regulatory
restraints." From LJX.
Spinoffs -- A Cost Free Way to Go
Public
Or are they? Everything has a
cost, and a spinoff is no different.
Q&A: Small Business and the SEC
How to take your small
business public.
Phony Invoice Schemes
Make sure that invoice is
right before you pay it!
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