{"product_id":"reverse-mergers-isbn-9781576603406","title":"Reverse Mergers","description":"In good markets or bad, reverse mergers play a key role for companies that want to avoid the IPO route for going public. Since the successful first edition of \u003ci\u003eReverse Mergers\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2006, the economic and regulatory landscape has changed. Executives, owners, lawyers, accountants, professional investors, regulators, and others need to know what those changes mean for reverse mergers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reverse-merger expert David Feldman gives an overview of the most important changes since the previous edition was published: new SEC regulations, the changing nature of SPACs (Special-Purpose Acquisition Company), and the emergence of new instruments called WRASPs (WestPark Alternative Senior Exchange Process). The book includes a new chapter on China, and the “Experts Speak” chapter features all new interviewees.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e David Feldman is one of the country’s leading experts on reverse mergers, self-filings, and other alternatives to IPOs. His firm has guided hundreds of companies on going public, advising them on structure and mechanics, financing, due diligence, regulatory issues, and more.  \u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 Why Go Public?    \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART ONE. THE BUSINESS OF REVERSE MERGERS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 2 IPOs Versus Reverse Mergers.  \u003cbr\u003e 3 Shells and Deal Structures.\u003cbr\u003e 4 Introduction to Rule 419.  \u003cbr\u003e 5 China: Land of the Panda, the Great Wall, and Reverse Mergers.  \u003cbr\u003e 6 Financing.  \u003cbr\u003e 7 Winning Market Support.  \u003cbr\u003e 8 Shady Tactics.    \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART TWO. LEGAL ISSUES AND TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 Deal Mechanics.   \u003cbr\u003e 10 Due Diligence.  \u003cbr\u003e 11 The Regulatory Regime.     \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART THREE. OTHER WAYS TO GO PUBLIC, MANUFACTURING SHELLS, AND CURRENT TRENDS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12 Self-Filings and Other IPO Alternatives .   \u003cbr\u003e 13 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).\u003cbr\u003e 14 Form 10 Shells.  \u003cbr\u003e 15 The Experts Speak (Again): A Look Ahead.      \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlossary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDavid N. Feldman\u003c\/b\u003e, a preeminent securities attorney in the field of reverse mergers, is the founder and managing partner of Feldman Weinstein LLP, whose clientele includes public and private companies, investment banks, venture capital firms, and high-net-worth individuals. He is often quoted in the media and is a frequent public speaker and seminar leader. He received his JD from the University of Pennsylvania. Feldman lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Dresner\u003c\/b\u003e is general partner of Strategic Alliance Capital, which specializes in investing through reverse mergers and PIPEs.  He is the editor of the Bloomberg Press books \u003ci\u003eThe Issuer's Guide to PIPEs: New Markets, Deal Structures, and Global Opportunities for Private Investments in Public Equity\u003c\/i\u003e (December 2009) and \u003ci\u003ePIPEs: A Guide to Private Investments in Public Equity\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).","brand":"Bloomberg Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989959164133,"sku":"NP9781576603406","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781576603406.jpg?v=1761786032","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reverse-mergers-isbn-9781576603406","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}