Publications
The Initial Public Offering Handbook: A Guide for Entrepreneurs, Executives, Directors and Private Investors
Sonny Allison, Chris Hall and David McShea with Special Contributing Author Katherine VanYe and Contributing Authors from Perkins Coie LLP
Coverage includes––benefits and costs of the IPO and being public; selecting underwriters and advisors; public company requirements; corporate governance; the IPO process; publicity and communications; the organizational meeting; raising capital; price, close and trade; navigating the new environment; IPO as an exit plus glossary of terms, sample time and responsibility schedule, and comparison of NYSE and Nasdaq listing requirements. Paperback 128 pp. Published December 2008.
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U.S. Equity Markets for Foreign Issuers: Public Offerings ad Rule 144A Placements of American Depositary Receipts
Peter V. Darrow, Philip J. Niehof and Michael L. Hermsen, Mayer Brown LLP
Overview of basic features of applicable U.S. federal securities laws most relevant to a foreign company contemplating raising capital in the United States. Coverage includes––ADR definitions, public offerings of ADRs in the U.S., the registration process, disclosure in registered public offerings, listing on a national securities exchange, Rule 144A placements, advantages of a registered public offering vs a Rule 144A placement. Paperback 116 pp. Published February 2008.
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Notice and Access Decision Point: Planning for a Successful Proxy Process under the New Rules
Overview of three primary options––and benefits and risks of each approach––to comply with new rules requiring all public companies to post their proxy materials on the Internet by January 1, 2009. Compliance for large accelerated fillies, excluding registered investment companies, is required January 1, 2008.
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Guide to the IPO, 6th Edition
Steven E. Bochner, Jon C. Avina, and Adjana A. Pachkova of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto
Overview of the decision to go public, the process of doing so, and the requirements thereafter. A concise, nontechnical resource for CEOs, CFOs, and the investment community, or anyone interested in the procedure and implications of taking a company public. Published 2006.
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