As discussed in my previous article “Is your company ready for an I.P.O. Initial Public Offering ?”, the main barriers preventing an IPO to happen for a company which is ready, willing and able to pursue it are the following: The preparation cost of an IPO is prohibitive. There is no guarantee that the IPO … Read more
A company was just transformed into a Securities Issuer by Deschenaux Hornblower & Partners, LLP who prepared a Private Offering Memorandum describing its securities issue and filed it with the Securities & Exchange Commission through a Regulation D filing. Now comes the really hard part: where to find accredited investors willing to invest in this … Read more
Most entrepreneurs write their business plan as a shopping list and a description of how they intend to build their project. Except for themselves and maybe a few, family, friends and fools who love or admire those entrepreneurs, nobody cares about it. At least not an investor, unless he perceives feasibility itself as an issue. … Read more
To invest money an investor asks the typical following questions: How much do You need in total for Your project ? How do I recover my investment ? How long until I recover my investment ? What is my Guarantee? What are the risks ? Have You done it before ? What are the critical … Read more
Everyone talks about investing in private equity, especially the entrepreneur and the venture capitalist. But, the problem for the investor is less to invest than to answer those two essential questions: How will the enterprise give back the capital? When will that restitution take place? To answer the first question, the investor verifies the crédibility … Read more
