Two IPO Academic Resources

Written by William Cate


Two IPO Academic Information Resources By William Cate Published August 1999 [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]

About eight years ago, an Eastern University published an IPO study. The study reviewed one hundred attempts to do an IPO. It compared S-18 filings. The S-18 wasrepparttar earlier version ofrepparttar 112472 SB-2 filing. The study concluded that less than halfrepparttar 112473 companies that startedrepparttar 112474 IPO process were funded. It showed average costs forrepparttar 112475 IPO process to be about US$750,000.

I'm interested in a current IPO study. I doubt thatrepparttar 112476 SB-2 form has cut costs. While there are more IPOs today,repparttar 112477 interest in doing IPOs is greater. So far, I haven't found a recent study.

However, I've found a useful academic website for IPO studies. The URL is [http://linux.agsm.ucla.edu/ipo/iporefs.html] Many academic studies have little relevance torepparttar 112478 operation ofrepparttar 112479 Market. University writers carefully document their works. If you use their references, you can often find data onrepparttar 112480 topic you are researching. Bookmarkrepparttar 112481 URL. It could prove useful.

OTCBB Shells

Written by William Cate


Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) Shell Prices By William Cate Published July 1999 [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]

You can't buy a clean public shell in North America. I doubt you can buy a clean shell anywhere inrepparttar World. I offer a startup spinoff service because your spunoff public company is clean. Also,repparttar 112471 spinoff format allows me to arrange a European Million-Dollar Private Placement for your newly spunoff public company. My startup spinoff fee is equal torepparttar 112472 retail price for an OTCBB shell. I offer a better deal. However, since most entrepreneurs think OTCBB shell and not spinoff, I'm not overwhelmed with clients. As noted above, [Spinoff Interest] I can't handle more than four startup spinoff clients a quarter. To date, I've never had four new clients in any quarter.

In 1998,repparttar 112473 OTCBB shell price was US$125,000. In January 1999,repparttar 112474 OTCBB shell price moved to US$150,000. The increase was explained by shell sellers "as expectation thatrepparttar 112475 3,400 non-reporting companies, being delisted fromrepparttar 112476 OTCBB, would rush to buy OTCBB shells." The rush didn't happen. Most non-reporting companies are being delisted fromrepparttar 112477 OTCBB, without a whimper. However, I moved my startup-spinoff fee to US$150,000. The attorney receives US$75,000,repparttar 112478 auditor earns about US$15,000. Incidental expenses are about US$10,000. I'm paid US$50,000.

Inrepparttar 112479 past two weeks, an experience OTCBB shell buyer appears to be offering US$350,000 for OTCBB shells. He's a stock broker, who has worked with shell buyers for over a decade as an agent. He should knowrepparttar 112480 value of an OTCBB shell.

I'll contact several more professional shell sellers. I intend to confirmrepparttar 112481 doubling ofrepparttar 112482 shell price before I adjust my startup-spinoff fee. Assumingrepparttar 112483 OTCBB shell price has gone to US$350,000, I'll seek an explanation forrepparttar 112484 more than doubling ofrepparttar 112485 OTCBB shell price, inrepparttar 112486 past six weeks. Ifrepparttar 112487 OTCBB shell price is now US$350,000, you can expect that I'll double my startup Spinoff/Private November 1, 1999. The reason that I added this article was to give you advance warning ofrepparttar 112488 probable increase in costs of doing a startup spinoff with me. If you have any interest in doing a startup spinoff with me, I strongly advise you to arrange a fee consultation with me this month. Otherwise expect to pay more if you wait until November.

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