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• Initial Public Offering Planning ( January 2000 )
  

  This article reviews items a private company must consider in taking a corporation public.

• Private Placement Offerings ( May 2000 )
  

  A private placement offering is the sale of stock of a company to private investors without the use of public market exchanges. Although the end result of a private placement offering is the same as a public sale of stock through the exchange markets (i.e. the sale of stock to the private investor), unlike a public offering, a private placement offering does not involve securities that are registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC").

• IPO Participation Rights Could Be Wrong ( January 2000 )
  

  To take advantage of escalating first day trading prices for many technology companies, venture capitalists often .

• Privatization in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Opportunities Await ( July 1999 )
  

  Introduction Over the last number of years, several African Governments have embarked on privatization programs..

• Securities Alert--July 1999 ( July 1999 )
  

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently adopted amendments to Rule 504 of Regulation D ("Rule 504"). Rule 504 provides an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") for offerings of non-reporting issuers to raise "seed capital" in an aggregate amount of no more than $1 million in a 12-month period.

• Preparing For An Initial Public Offering In The United States: Raising Capital in the U.S. Capital Markets ( June 1999 )
  

  This article is intended to provide, for foreign companies who may be considering an initial public offering, an introduction to some of the issues that should be considered.

• Global Offerings--Registered or Rule 144A? (1999) ( January 1999 )
  

  This securities alert discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of global offerings, either by registering with the SEC or by avoiding registration by using rule 144A.

• Rule 144A Offerings--A Summary (1999) ( January 1999 )
  

  This memorandum summarizes Rule 144A of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a form of transaction that has recently been developed since the adoption of Rule 144A.

• Amendments to Form S-8, Rule 701 and Rule 504 ( April 1999 )
  

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has recently adopted or proposed several rule changes .

• Small Business and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( December 1998 )
  

  Guide from the Securities and Exchange Commission for small businesses which explains how to raise capital and comply with the federal securities laws.