Reverse Mergers

Do I need to do a reverse merger to become public?

No, you do not need a public shell to go public although there are some advantages over doing an Initial Public Offering (IPO.) Reverse mergers are significantly less time consuming and less expensive when considering the legal, underwriting and commission fees involved with an IPO. And good, clean shells are expensive starting at over US$100,000 for a Pink Sheet shell and going as high as $700,000 for an OTCBB shell.

However there are also many drawbacks. If you purchase a shell you are, in reality, buying someone else's failure. The defunct public company that you are merging with may have hidden liabilities, such as pending litigation or badly a damaged balance sheet. As a result, there is more due diligence, more time involved and more costs involved than in a regular merger. However there are good, clean shells available and we do have access to these.

In most cases, though, it’s faster and a lot less expensive to go public on the Pink Sheets, the OTC:BB or the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from scratch rather than using a public shell. Once you’re listed on the Pink Sheets you can always move you company up to the NASD OTC Bulletin Board or NASDAQ later.

Consulting services for companies who would like to Go Public - providing a thorough review of the company's organizational structure, financial history, their strategies for growth and expansion and whether they would qualify for being publicly traded and which process to use.

Assist companies to go public on the Frankfurt Exchange - Express IPO will assist in the listing of your company on one of the best alternative markets for a small company today - The Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Assist companies to go public on the Pink Sheets - Express IPO will assist in the preparation of all the documentation and disclosure required for a listing on the Pink Sheets.

Assist companies to go public on the OTC Bulletin Board - Express IPO will assist in the process required for trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) market.

Shell company acquistions, SB-2 Registration and Reverse Merger consulting - Express IPO has access to shell companies for Pink Sheets and OTCBB markets and consults on Reverse Mergers. In addition, Express IPO will provide assistance in preparation of SB-2 registration statements.