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M$11 December 15, 2008 07:25 PM

How do i pick a Brokerage firm to handle filing a 'Reg A' IPO?

Looking primarily at the los angeles market and for firms with an expertise with technology IPO's. Is there a track record to trace the results of recent activity?
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toryduff toryduff
 
 December 17, 2008 06:04 AM
What you really want is a good SEC Attorney. I suggest Lance Kimmel of www.SECLawFirm.com Lance can help you decide what to do. You might also want to talk to Greenberg Traurig or Morrison Foerster. There are many ways to 'go public' but the very most important thing you can do is surround yourself with experienced advisors, not brokerage firms. There are way too many 'wannabe' Investment Bankers who will tell you they can bring in $30-million in a month. The only problem is that they can't. The other problem is that they don't know what they are doing.

Also, the way you do a 'Reg A' or 'Reg D' depends on the size of your raise and, of course, the market conditions. Right now is not a good time.

You might want to go to www.SMECapitalMarkets.net and www.SEC.gov

On the SEC site, you will want to select the small business link and call in to talk with an analyst.
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gladrobot gladrobot
 
December 17, 2008 07:19 AM
Good answer. I like how you sensed my path an pushed me onto a different mission.
Do you know lance personally or did you find publishings with his name mentioned?

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a911driver a911driver
 
December 15, 2008 07:40 PM
Although this is a tough time to launch a deal, there are a handful of specialized firms. Although geography shouldn't be your defining criteria, in SoCal, look at Roth (www.rothcp.com) and Global Hunter (www.ghsecurities.com). If you believe the landscape has changed dramatically in the last few months (it has) then there is no real track record to review that is relevant today. Both of these firms have experience in crafty equity deals. If you have other financing alternatives, you should investigate those. For small companies, going public is very expensive (Sarb-Ox compliance, IR, etc...) and just going public isn't the main the event. It is the beginning of a commitment to your public investors so you need strong institutional sponsorship. If you provide more detail on the space you are in, the amount of money you want to raise and your reasons to go public, I can give you more definitive answers.

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an1sh an1sh
 
December 15, 2008 07:44 PM
No, there aren't any track record to trace the results for public view. The firm you pick will show you their records after you pay a small fee since they don't want to lose any money with false promises(they can make a small profit on it, while you decide) You will need to go directly to a firm business and ask them for a copy for a small fee.

At the best, you will have to look around on the web for reputable firms and pick them up if you trust them

Good luck

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kenford kenford
 
December 16, 2008 08:03 PM
BETTER THAN GET ANSWERS FROM ANONYMOUS PEOPLE , GET IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE TRUSTED BY YOUR COLLEAGUES/ FRIENDS...................... IT VASTLY DIFFERS REGARDING TO YOUR PROFESSION & INCOME

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a911driver a911driver
 
December 16, 2008 08:06 PM
How is this a helpful answer for a Q&A site where the whole point is to get answers from the community and then vote for the best answer? Seems like spam because it has no context to the question.

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gladrobot gladrobot
 
December 16, 2008 08:57 PM
good point. Although, my friends haven't offered an IPO (yet). But im open to hear what people are open to sharing.

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