Going-Public Reverse Mergers: Examples and Benchmark Data

Going-Public Reverse Mergers: Examples and Benchmark Data describes a popular method used by private small businesses to become public companies. It cites over 300 examples of various deal terms and features and includes over 30 numerical tables and charts showing benchmark data covering 2,360 deals completed during 1996-2009, with emphasis on more recent deals. Data is provided comparing average deal terms for different types of private companies and comparing usage of the reverse-merger method to the other seven methods that small businesses can use to go public. An updated appendix lists over 500 public shell companies available for service in a reverse merger. This is the updated, second edition of a book first published in 2008.