Berkshire Hathaway, Turner Broadcasting System, Texas Instruments, Tandy Corporation, Occidental Petroleum, Muriel Siebert & Co., Blockbuster Entertainment, and the New York Stock Exchange all went public without doing initial public offerings. The did so by means of the reverse merger--a method by which a private company buys a majority stake in a public one and thereby becomes public itself. Reverse Mergers are far more versatile than IPOs. A great number of companies in a wide variety of situtations can use the technique successfully. Reverse mergers are particularly advantageous to smaller companies, many of which are cut out of the IPO market because they do not reach the restrictive criteria set by investment banks. Written for private company CEOs, CFOs, and the investment bankers, lawyers, and accountants who advise them, this book is the first to explain how reverse mergers work, from both a business and legal perspective. Topics covered include: the pros and cons of going public, deal structures and mechanics, financing, winning market support, best (and worst) practices, due diligence, the regulatory regime, working with companies outside the United States (especially in China), specified purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and Form 10-SB shells. Anyone interested in the capital markets will want to understand this valuable technique. David N. Feldman is one of the country's leading experts on reverse mergers, self-filings, and other alternatives to initial public offerings. He is the founder and managing partner of Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP in New York with a staff of twenty-three attorneys. The firm has advised hundreds of companies on how to go public, whether by reverse merger or other means. Feldman, a securities lawyer, is a frequent public speaker, seminar leader, and counsel on issues related to the implementation of these transactions. He recieved a BS in economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and his JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Feldman is chairman emeritus of the Wharton School's alumni association. Steven Dresner is the founder of VCOM Corporation, a telecommunications technology firm, and more recently, DealFlow Media Inc., publisher of The PIPEs Report , The Secured Debt Report , and The Reverse Merger Report . Dresner currently serves as a general partner of Strategic Alliance Fund LP, a specialty investment vehicle. He is also coauthor and editor of PIPEs: A Guide to Private Investments in Public Equities--Revised and Updated Edition (Bloomberg Press, 2005). Dresner has a BS in psychology from the George Washington University, an MBA in finance, and a graduate degree in computer communications and networks from Pace University. Used Book in Good Condition