Guest Post By Irwin Stein, Esq. Ask a lot of people who are under 30 years of age and they will likely tell you that stockbrokers are evil charlatans who “caused” the 2008 market meltdown and the recession that followed. These young people cannot wait until all stockbrokers and other intermediaries are replaced by smartphone apps and automated systems that
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A recent revised study published by the Journal of Financial Intermediation looks at the impact a “two-stage IPO” can have a newly public company’s price and stock volatility. The two-stage IPO is where a firm first gets quoted on the over-the-counter (OTC) stock market, and then upgrades to a national exchange where it first issues public equity. Firms completing a
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Last Thursday, Tilray Inc (NASDAQ: TLRY) became the first cannabis company to conduct a U.S. IPO, and in the process it raised $153 million. The company priced 9 million IPO shares at $17 each and the company’s price quickly jumped in early trading. TLRY closed its first day of trading at $22.39 (up more that 32% from its IPO price). As
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A recent post in Traders Magazine by Jason Paltrowitz (EVP of OTC Markets Group) discussed “Going Public in a Post-Spotify World.” In April, music streaming giant Spotify directly listed on the NYSE without a traditional IPO. Direct listing (also known as a “Slow-PO”) is a cost effective way for companies to list their shares on a public market because there
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In a recent interview with Cannabis Business Times, Marcum LLP’s David Bukzin discusses IPOs, SPACs, Reg A+s, and how companies in the cannabis industry can use them to secure funding. Marcum recently completed the work on the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the cannabis space, and is handling an IPO for a cannabis oil extractor in California that intends
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In a recent interview with Cannabis Business Times, Marcum LLP’s David Bukzin discusses IPOs, SPACs, Reg A+s, and how companies in the cannabis industry can use them to secure funding. Marcum recently completed the work on the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the cannabis space, and is handling an IPO for a cannabis oil extractor in California that intends
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John Lowy of Olympic Capital Group, Inc. often shares featured articles on reverse mergers in the magazine MicroCap Review. In the Spring 2018 Issue of MicroCap Review, Lowy shared an article titled “Reverse Mergers with Crypto Companies–A Craze or Crazy!” Lowy shares some tips for those considering reverse merging with a crypto company – publish continual and—above all—accurate—information about the
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This week, 550 participating companies and over 4,700 attendees (many of whom were smallcap and microcap industry professionals) attended the 30th annual ROTH Conference. For those that couldn’t attend, the expert panels and many of the company presentations are available for viewing online. Panel recording topics include; Artificial Intelligence Applied Blockchain Technology and the World of Cryptocurrency IPO Readiness Shareholder Activism
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Sponsored When it comes to raising capital, Stock Offering Solutions (SOS) does it all. For any investing rule, at any stage, SOS provides everything you need to raise capital. With 450+ clients and over 3 trillion shares transferred, SOS is built on SOS founder Lori Livingston’s 30+ years of experience in the financial services industry. Livingston and her team spent
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A recent post on CFO.com asked “Should You IPO?” The author, Keith Button, concludes that “Unless your company is big, profitable, and a category leader, the wisest choice may be to wait.” Button shares three reasons why most companies should wait to go public: 1. No Need – Two of the primary reasons for going public are to raise capital and
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