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If you are a CEO (Chief Executive Officer), CFO (Chief Financial Officer), CIO (Chief Information Officer), consultant or business owner, we would be happy to consult with you about the many benefits of having your company’s stock listed for public trading on a stock exchange such as NASDAQ, OTCBB or the Pink Sheets.
Feel free to ask about the following subjects: taking your company public, investment banking, corporate finance, the stock market, investments, stock exchanges, venture capital, business finance, mergers and acquisitions, market makers, Sarbanes Oxley Act, SBA (Small Business Administration), SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), securities laws, securities, corporate governance, EDGAR, 15c-211, private placement memoranda, PIPES Offerings, venture capital, securities attorneys, intellectual property, strategic alliances, joint ventures, technology licensing and market makers.
The Advantages
The major advantages of being public are as follows:
* Competitive Positioning
* Attract Key Employees
* Ability To Raise Equity
* Lower Cost Of Capital
* Liquidity & Valuation
* Higher Valuation
* Founders & Original Investors Wealth
* Reduced Underwriter Requirements
* Reduce Need for Venture Capital
* Reduced Business Requirements
* Enhance the Corporate Image
* Enhances ability to borrow
* Financial Planning
* Capital Formation
* Estate Planning
* Less Dilution
* Acquisitions
* Prestige
Because going public is essentially a one-way process, it’s important to carefully examine the disadvantages as well. It is difficult and costly to take a public company private again, so in some cases the disadvantages may lead you to decide that going public is not the right step to take. An initial public offering also costs a great deal. Although you’ll recover your costs if the offering is successful, there is no guarantee of success.
The Disadvantages
The major disadvantages are as follows:
* Disclosure Of Information
* Maintain Growth Pattern
* Open To Public Scrutiny
* Target For Acquisition
* Seek Approval For Significant Decisions
* Operation Open To Competition
* Distributing Company Reports
* Accountable To Shareholders
* Shareholder Lawsuits
* Expense/Cost
* Loss Of Control
* Estate Tax
THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY OR SELL ANY SECURITY!
