http://gopublicusa.info a blog for the Investment Banking Community Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:53:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://gopublicusa.info#comment-2 ErikB Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:47:31 +0000 http://gopublicusa.info#comment-2 I have a question or it's more like a doubt. I own a private company and we've been looking to go public. Everyone tells me that a merger with a trading shell is the way to go (on the pinks and we dont mind staying there for a while). Everyone execpt my SEC lawyer. My lawyer is telling me that the days of the reverse merger are over even if they are reporting. He's told me that the SEC is blocking them. I asked about a non-trading reporting shell and he said no way. However I keep seeing deals get done and Just this year I saw a company go public with a non-trading reporting shell. So whats the deal here? Is he just trying to get me to do a long registration that will cost us a lot more in fees or are these latest deals going through by some other means? I have a question or it’s more like a doubt. I own a private company and we’ve been looking to go public. Everyone tells me that a merger with a trading shell is the way to go (on the pinks and we dont mind staying there for a while). Everyone execpt my SEC lawyer. My lawyer is telling me that the days of the reverse merger are over even if they are reporting. He’s told me that the SEC is blocking them. I asked about a non-trading reporting shell and he said no way. However I keep seeing deals get done and Just this year I saw a company go public with a non-trading reporting shell. So whats the deal here? Is he just trying to get me to do a long registration that will cost us a lot more in fees or are these latest deals going through by some other means?

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