[eBook Code] Regulation A+ and Other Alternatives to a Traditional IPO (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Why Go Public?

Advantages of Being Public

Disadvantages of Being Public

Weighing the Pros and Cons

Chapter 2:  Pre-2012: The History of Regulation A & the Death of Small Company IPOs

Regulation A – Not Too Popular Before 2012

Reg A Through the Years

Why Small Companies Struggled to Go Public before the JOBS Act

Reg A vs. Private Offering Under Regulation D

And so……

Chapter 3: The Jobs Act and Its Genesis

“Old” Regulation A

Feldman First Proposes “Reg A+” at SEC Conference

Development and Enactment of the JOBS Act

Other Key Elements of the JOBS Act

Reg A+ Title IV Language

And so...

Chapter 4: The SEC’s Rules Under Title IV Regulation A+; Court Challenge

SEC’s Reg A+ Rule Proposal

Comment Process

Final Reg A+ Rules

Massachusetts and Montana’s Failed Lawsuit Against the SEC

And so……

Chapter 5: Offering Statement and Light Reporting Preparation; Testing the Waters

Offering Statement Preparation

Light Reporting Preparation

Testing the Waters

And so……

Chapter 6 – Early Experience With Regulation A+ – Wall Street Partners With Main Street

Who Is Utilizing Reg A+?

Attractive Industries

And so……

Chapter 7 – Potential Changes To Regulation A

OTC Markets Petition

Blue Sky Issues

Testing the Waters Issues

Other Issues

And so……

Chapter 8 – Basics of Reverse Mergers

Overview of Reverse Mergers

IPOs vs. Reverse Mergers

A Little History, Rule 419 and Subsequent Rulemakings

The Importance of Due Diligence in Reverse Mergers

And so……

Chapter 9 – Troubled Industry: China, Seasoning Rules, Bogus Shells

The China Bubble Pops

The SEC Responds With Draconian Seasoning Rules

Bogus Shells and Prosecutions

And so……

Chapter 10 – the Future of Reverse Mergers

Reverse Merger then OTC Trading

Bypass Seasoning with $40MM Public Offering

Merger with an Operating Public Company

The Real Risks of Using Bogus Shells

The Future Supply and Cost of Shells

And so……

Chapter 11: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Introduction to SPACs: The GKN Experience

The First SPAC Resurgence—Bubble and Bust

SPACs’ Recent Return

What Is the Future of SPACs?

And so…

Chapter 12: Self-Filings

How Do Shares of Stock Become Tradable?

Self-Filing Through Form S-1 Resale Registration

Mechanics of Form S-1 Self-Filing

Self-Filing Through Form 10 Registration

And so…

Chapter 13: Other IPO Alternatives

Intrastate Exemption

Rule 504

Regulation S

And so…

Chapter 14: The Experts Speak – A Look Ahead

Current Political and Economic Environment

Current Developments

And so…

About the Author

Index