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Reverse mergers : and other alternatives to traditional IPOs

"The top expert in the field of reverse mergers provides an executive summary along with nuts and bolts explanations showing how these deals are done. The revised edition addresses new regulations, SPACs, growth in China, and other key topics"--Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2009
Bloomberg Press, New York, 2009
1 online resource (xviii, 279 pages) : illustrations
9781119204534, 9780470883488, 9780470885499, 1119204534, 0470883480, 0470885491
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Why go public?
IPOs versus reverse mergers
Shells and deal structures
Introduction to rule 419
China : land of the panda, the Great Wall, and reverse mergers
Financing
Winning market support
Shady tactics
Deal mechanics
Due diligence
The regulatory regime
Self-filings and other IPO alternatives
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)
Form 10 shells
The experts speak (again) : a look ahead