Law Blog Tag: Direct Public Offering

Direct Public Offerings by Shell Companies- Tread Carefully

July 29, 2014 in Blank Check Companies, Direct Public Offering (DPO), Form 10, Form S-1, OTC Market, Public Shell Company, Rule 144, Rule 419, S-1 Registration Statement, SEC Guidance, Small Cap Market, Uncategorized

Guide to Reverse Merger Transaction

March 18, 2014 in Direct Public Offering (DPO), Due Diligence, Form 10, Going Public, Merger Transaction, Mergers And Acquisitions, Public Shell Company, Reverse Mergers, Reverse Triangular Merger, Rule 144, Securities Attorneys, Super 8-K, Super 8-k Requirements

Direct Public Offering or Reverse Merger; Know Your Best Option for Going Public

January 21, 2014 in Broker-Dealer, Direct Public Offering (DPO), Due Diligence, FINRA, Form 10, Funding Portals, Going Public, Going Public Attorneys, Merger Transaction, NASDAQ, OTC Market, OTCBB, OTCQB and OTCQX, Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE), Public Shell Company, Reverse Mergers, Rule 144, S-1 Registration Statement, SEC Rule 15c2-11, Securities Attorneys, Uncategorized

Crowdfunding Direct Public Offerings

August 21, 2012 in Crowdfunding, Direct Public Offering (DPO), IPO, JOBS ACT, JOBS ACT and Crowdfunding, Pre-Effectiveness Period, Securities Attorneys

As a reminder, on April 5, 2012 President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law. Part of the JOBS Act is the Crowdfunding Act, the full title of which is the “Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012”. The Crowdfunding Act creates a new exemption to the registration requirements under a newly designated Section 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Although the Crowdfunding Act is, by definition, an exemption from the registration requirements and therefore a new form of private placement, innovative and forward thinking minds have already come up with a method of utilizing the crowdfunding methodology for a public, registered offering.

Direct Public Offerings And The Internet

June 16, 2010 in Direct Public Offering (DPO), Going Public, Regulation D, Rule 506

In today’s financial environment, many Issuers are choosing to self underwrite their public offerings, commonly referred to as a Direct Public Offering (DPO). Moreover, as almost all potential investors have computers, many Issuers are choosing to utilize the Internet for such DPO’s. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published rules for utilizing the internet for an offering.