APO is a combined Reverse Merger (Going Public Event) with a simultaneous PIPE (Financing Event).
APO Process
Through a joint effort with our strategic broker-dealer partners, HFG offers select clients an alternative to the IPO. Utilizing our APO process, HFG assists private companies in going public by simultaneously completing a reverse merger transaction with a private placement of equity capital (PIPE).
The net result for the private company is similar to a company completing an IPO, in that upon the completion of the transaction it is a publicly listed company with newly raised equity capital, institutional investor support and investment bank sponsorship. The APO services are designed to offer our clients some of the best aspects of the IPO while still enjoying all the benefits that a traditional reverse merger has over an IPO. Highlights and advantages of HFG's APO services include:
Becoming a public company and raising capital in one transactionRegulatory filings occur after the financing and going public event are completed, thus avoiding IPO-related risksInvestment bank acts as placement agent, bringing post-closing market sponsorshipMarket validation through institutional financingMuch faster and less risk than an IPOHigher valuations than raising money as a private companyFlexibility in amount of capital that is raised, with a long term process and strategy (including post closing) to minimize issuer dilution
For a company that wants the benefits of being public without needing to immediately raise equity capital, a stand alone reverse merger may be a good solution.
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