HERE’S AN EXCERPT FROM THE ULTIMATE GOING PUBLIC BOOK: “SEEKING YOUR FORTUNE“
To learn more about how you can Go Public using whichever of the various IPO Alternatives is right for you:
Going Public – Acquisition – Page 11
One way to grow your company to a size where it may attract interest from large institutional investors, hedge funds and the FINRA broker/dealers is to acquire other businesses which significantly increase your assets, your revenues, or both.
Going public in the U.S. Capital Markets help you acquire other businesses because it gives you a better opportunity to be able to pay for the other businesses with your company’s stock rather than your cash. In other words, your company’s stock becomes an accepted form of currency for acquisitions.