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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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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Eight companies used Regulation A+ to IPO on senior US exchanges (Nasdaq & NYSE American) in 2017. Seven of those companies ended the year with a share price lower than their IPO price. The one Reg A+ IPO that closed the year above its IPO price was Longfin Corp. (NASDAQ: LFIN). Not only was LFIN the last Reg A+ IPO of
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In a recent interview with Crowdfund Insider, Darren Marble, CEO and founder of CrowdfundX, shared three ways that broker-dealers have improved the Reg A+ space. Marble says, “The biggest change since June, 2015, when Reg A+ first went into effect, is that traditional capital markets players such as underwriters and broker-dealers are now participating in the market and adding measurable value
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In a recent interview with Access IPOs, Darren Marble of CrowdfundX discussed Reg A+. entrepreneurship, and more. CrowdfundX is the leading marketing firm for Reg A+ IPO campaigns. His company has worked on some well known IPOs including the Myomo IPO, and Fat Brands IPO, in addition to the first successful Reg A+ IPO, Elio Motors. Marble answered a number of interesting
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Reg A+ IPOs have seen significant success over the last six months. To date, seven companies used Regulation A+ to raise a total of $111.7 million and list on the Nasdaq and NYSE. Below, we look at the these seven companies, how much they raised, where they listed, what they do, and how they are doing now. Myomo, Inc.
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Guest Post By: Irwin Stein, Esq. There is a synergy in the stockbrokerage world upon which few people focus but without which the entire system of that capital formation as we know it might suffer. When a stockbrokerage firm sells its customers shares in an IPO both the firm and the customers want the same thing; they want the shares to
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In a post on Forbes.com, Rod Turner (CEO of http://www.ManhattanStreetCapital.com) shared a post titled “As The Fourth Regulation A+ NASDAQ IPO Begins Trading, We Explore The Arcimoto Success.” Arcimoto (NASDAQ: FUV), is developing the Arcimoto SRK Generation 8 electric vehicle which is now available for reservation throughout the 50 United States as well as internationally. Turner’s post shares five insights from
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In a recent post on OddBallStocks.com, Nate Tobik explores “The blessing and curse of being public“. Management teams of nano-cap to mega-cap public companies often blame their companies’ struggles on the costs and complexities of being public while some private management teams think the ‘capital markets’ are a solution to their business problems. At the end of the day, Tobik says the
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Last week, Jeff Jordan – partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, shared “16 things CEOs should do before an IPO” on Techcrunch.com. Jordan’s 16 things CEOs should do before an IPO include: #1 Have a great CFO in place #2 Build out the capabilities of your finance team #3 Invest in robust internal administrative and financial systems #4 Build the
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