Essentials of Corporate and Capital Formation -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Web Site -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Corporate Structure -- Proprietorships -- Partnerships -- Limited Partnerships -- Limited Liability Companies -- Operating Agreement -- Management -- Corporations -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Initial Capital Formation -- Debt -- Other Forms of Straight Debt -- Convertible Debt -- Mezzanine or Hybrid Debt -- Equity -- Common Stock -- Preferred Stock -- Convertible Preferred Stock -- Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock -- Dilution -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Finding the Capital -- Are Ther Really Angles in Heaven? -- Venture Capital -- Private Placements -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Pitfalls -- Regulation 506 D: Areas of Opportunity And Uncertainty -- Subscription Documents -- Investor Count -- Risk Factors -- Offering Documents -- Form D -- Placement Agents and Finders -- Romanian Raise -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Public Markets: Are They Right for You? -- What It Means to Become a Public Company -- Benefits and Opportunities -- Drawbacks -- Decision to Go Public -- Advance Planning -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Entering the Public Markets Conventionally -- Formal Process: Underwriting -- Who Gets Involved? -- Underwriting the Offering -- Selecting Underwriters -- Beauty Contest -- Working with Underwriters -- Registration Process -- Due Diligence -- Filing and the SEC -- Completing the Offering -- Expenses -- Summary -- Chapter 7: The Public Markets-Other Issues -- Reverse Merger (Shell Game) -- Transaction Process -- Benefits -- Taint -- Pump and Dump -- Taking Appropriate Precautions -- Making the Shares Trade -- Operating a Public Company -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Exit Strategies -- What Is an Exit Strategy? -- Role of Management -- Entrepreneur versus Executive -- Determination of Goals and Direction of the Company.

Evolution of Executive Concerns -- Development of the Strategic Plan -- Why Is Strategic Planning Important? -- Real Exit -- Process -- Historical Financial Statements -- Quality of Earnings -- Meeting with the Auditors -- Forecasts and Projections -- Structuring the Deal -- Allocating Purchase Price -- Financial Covenants -- Debt Repayment Schedule -- Reporting Requirements -- Management and Administration -- Transaction (Closing) -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Success in the Real World -- Formation Process -- Capital Raising -- Capital Sources -- Going Public -- Summary -- About the Author -- Index.