Company Management

Investor Relations (IR) Firms and Disclosures Examined

Many companies offer Investor Relations (“IR”) services to public companies and related marketing services. Such services generally will include assistance in the preparation and dissemination of press releases and stockholder communications. Services may also include, without limitation, consulting with the … Article Detail

Business Development Companies (BDC’s) Examined

Venture capital funds have traditionally been available only to institutions and wealthy individuals through private placements. Concerns about the possible applicability of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) was avoided by limiting participation to 100 or fewer … Article Detail

Firing the CEO – How a Public Relations Strategy Can Limit the Damage

By David Weiner, MBA and Aaron E. Boles, LL.B. We’re in the era of permanent change, and CEOs are fair game for the chopping block, as organizations everywhere constantly overhaul their operations to become more competitive. Where corporate leaders once … Article Detail

Standardizing Methods of Allocating Attrition Can Help Manage Discrimination Suits from Brokers

If one was to search for the origins of the adage “Lion’s get fed” they would most likely discover that it was spawned somewhere ions ago at some brokerage firm by the stereotypical slick, rhino-skinned sales manager as he distributed … Article Detail

Consideration Regarding PIPE Financing

A PIPE (Private Investment into Public Entity) refers to any private placement of securities of an already-public company that is made to selected accredited investors who enter into a purchase agreement committing them to purchase securities and, usually, requiring the … Article Detail

Q&A on Corporate Ethics Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

1. Who cannot receive personal loans from a company? Executive officers and directors – and their spouses, minor children, trusts, and similar entities. An “executive officer” is not covered under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Most practitioners believe the definition encompasses the … Article Detail