| With global economics the way they are it would be | | | | transactions than their Asian counterparts. Write a |
| redundant to rant and rave about the downsides of | | | | new business plan based off of this new corporate |
| corporate fund-raising. Quick infusions of cash from | | | | entity. |
| venture capital firms and institutional lenders are on | | | | After this you will use the Regulation D Rule 504 |
| hold and it is what it is but companies are becoming | | | | exemption to offer discounted stock to a core group |
| creative and corporate attention is steering away | | | | of investors via DPO (direct public offering) we have |
| from the problems and toward the solutions. | | | | spent 11 years putting our core group of investors |
| The US and Chinese markets are intertwined in many | | | | together that can finance around 80% of the public |
| ways and now a new trend in finance is making the | | | | process so it becomes extremely reasonably priced |
| relationship even closer. It's a fact that Chinese | | | | for foreign companies. Then the S1 is put together |
| corporations are still trying to figure out how to | | | | while simultaneously their SEC audit begins which is |
| make their domestic stock market profitable and | | | | simple and fast because the company in the US is a |
| stable. Many of these companies have global | | | | startup. We go through and get the SEC approval, |
| ambitions with unique technology solutions business | | | | then FINRA and then the market maker that we |
| products and strategies but because of the week | | | | have attached to the deal goes to work. |
| Chinese economy (compared to the power of other | | | | Now here is the kicker. If you have any experience |
| currencies) they have no choice but to head to the | | | | with taking companies public you'll see one common |
| Frankfurt Exchange or the OTCBB market here in | | | | thread throughout all the companies that you work |
| the United States. | | | | with and that is the fact that the company |
| As a corporate consultant that facilitates the process | | | | executives who started this company and are more |
| of going public for both domestic and global entities I | | | | than likely the majority share holders, want to retain |
| have received maybe 5 to 10 calls per year from | | | | as much equity as possible so this is simple. When the |
| Chinese companies wanting to set up American | | | | company is publicly trading, limit the issuance of stock |
| corporate subsidiaries to absorb their foreign | | | | specifically to your original core group and let the |
| corporations and trade on the Bulletin Boards but all | | | | stock price stabilize then you simply take some of |
| that has changed. I now receive 5 to 10 calls from | | | | the company owned shares and use them as |
| Chinese and Indian companies per week to take | | | | collateral for equity loans and lines of credit. |
| advantage of the global market place that centers | | | | Once you're public the last thing you want to do is |
| around America's gravitational pull. | | | | liquidate shares to raise capital quickly. Instead, use |
| Here is how you can take your foreign entity public: | | | | your shares as collateralized bartering chips and you'll |
| set up a domestic corporation (I usually have | | | | never have a problem with cash flow or fund raising |
| corporations set up in Delaware because its fast, | | | | or the threat of losing control of your company. |
| easy and the states statutes go back to the original | | | | Foreign companies that want to go public in the |
| 13 colonies so there is sufficient case law and | | | | United States are often intimidated by the strenuous |
| precedence to protect a public entity effectively). | | | | process and the concern of 'who to trust'. Find a |
| Next you will need a professionally written business | | | | consulting firm with experience in turnkey 'go public' |
| plan in English. Translated business plans don't work as | | | | facilitation and you'll be fine. |
| Western investors look for different details in | | | | |