Now Is Not The Time
Unless your company has tremendous sex appeal, don't even think about going public in today's market. By sex appeal, I mean high visibility and obvi... Read story
Unless your company has tremendous sex appeal, don't even think about going public in today's market. By sex appeal, I mean high visibility and obvi... Read story
Need a million dollars or more? Thousands of new investment bankers can lend a hand. Just watch costs, and read the fine print. Read story
In today's overheated mergers and acquisitions market, it's no surprise that many entrepreneurs are thinking of selling their company. But who should be the ... Read story
In discussing Spire Corp.'s interest in going public ("A Fight to Harness the Sun," May), the article said that, "investment bankers have urged [Little] t... Read story
A business owner who became an investment banker tells Inc. how he prepared to sell his company. Read story
An investment banker who is also an entrepreneur explains how to select a good investment banker. Read story
COMPANIES MAY SOON FIND THEMSELVES SELLING MORE PARTNERSHIPS TO R D POOLS THAN TO INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS. Read story
If you need capital to expand your business, don't assume that an investment banker has the answer. "Investment bankers want you to think that they own t... Read story
The raiders accuse corporate managers of incompetence. The managers accuse the raiders of greed. In this case, they're both right Read story
What institutional investors look for when they are considering investments in growing companies. Read story
In recent months, we have been hearing more and more about something called "merchant banking" -- a new kind of financial specialty imported from England,... Read story
New company plans to link institutional investors direct to bond auctions via computer modem. Read story
It was a great romance, while it lasted: Wall Street and the leveraged buyout. Now the two are giving birth to their own mini-phenomenon. According to in... Read story
An introduction to 'The Insiders Guide' (p.26), an article about buying a business. Read story
The editor of a weekly newletter offers advice to those interested in a private-placement offering. Read story
In your recent discussion of ESOPs you quoted a consultant as saying "ESOPs . . . are where the future is coming from." As an investment banker specializi... Read story
"The biggest thing a seller can do to make certain that a transaction proceeds smoothly is to adequately prepare the company's financial statements," emph... Read story
Having been a bank officer, I can confirm Ronald B. Cohen's remarks in June's Speaking Out. Only the most senior bank officials are given the kind of lati... Read story
How many women sit on this fifteenth-century board of directors? None. How many sit on the boards of the INC. 100?Only 11. And 5 of those are related to... Read story
Just when you thought you never wanted to read another word about tender offers, green-mail, poison pills, or Ivan Boesky, here comes John Brooks's The Ta... Read story
Thinking about doing your own public offering on the Net? Not so fast. Read the story behind Spring Street Brewing Co., the most celebrated direct public off... Read story
CEO creates a salesforce of retired executives who listen for hot prospects at the country club. Read story
Usual compensation paid to money finders. Read story
An investment banker warns sellers how to avoid potential problems and a "how to" book is reviewed. Read story
One CEO's battle to save his small public company from a hostile takeover. Read story
A story that follows one small business's attempt at securing capital from the private-placement investors. Read story
An overview of a group that offers self-employed people access to various insurances at low, group rates. Read story
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