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><channel><title>Private Placement Memorandum&#187;  - Private Placement Memorandum</title> <atom:link href="http://www.ppm.net/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.ppm.net</link> <description>Private Placement (Non-Public Offerings) Services Helping to Raise Strategic Capital Growth</description> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:46:12 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Penn West Petroleum - $300 million Private Placement</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/penn-west-petroleum-300-million-private-placement/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/penn-west-petroleum-300-million-private-placement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:46:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Private Placement News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=4138</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penn West Petroleum prices $300 million private placement of notes
Penn West Petroleum, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn West Energy Trust, has priced its proposed offering of $300 million senior unsecured notes on a private placement basis in the United States and Canada.
Penn West Energy Trust is a Canada-based oil and natural gas producing income [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Penn West Petroleum prices $300 million <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> of notes</h2><p
style="text-align: justify;">Penn West Petroleum, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn West Energy Trust, has priced its proposed offering of $300 million senior unsecured notes on a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> basis in the United States and Canada.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Penn West Energy Trust is a Canada-based oil and natural gas producing income trust.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The notes will be issued with an average term of 8.6 years and an average rate of approximately 5.5%. The notes are unsecured and rank equally with Penn West&#8217;s bank facilities and Penn West&#8217;s other outstanding senior notes. The transaction is expected to close on or about March 16, 2010.  http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/<span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span>-alert/pwe_pwt_penn-west-petroleum-prices-300-million-private-placement-of-notes-816496.html</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">About <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net</h3><p
style="text-align: justify;"><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firm that specializes in <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Specialize in Writing Private Placement Memorandum">writing private placement memorandums</a></span> (PPM) and linking investors with entrepreneurs.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Since 1999, the founders of PPM.net have provided professional business writing services, such as a PPM or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Development">private placement memorandum development</a></span> in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, the New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> (PPM) leaders.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">PPM.net’s main service is the creation of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">private placement memorandum</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, PPM.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">We are leaders in:</p><p
style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;">• <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/investment-fund-ppm/securities-and-commodities-private-placement-memorandum-ppm/new-york-private-placement-memorandum/ " title="New York Private Placement Memorandum">New York Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • Oil, gas and energy Private Placement<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> •	New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Oil, gas and energy <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> <a
href=""></a><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/penn-west-petroleum-300-million-private-placement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item><title>Eastman Kodak&#8217;s $500M Note Private Placement</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/eastman-kodaks-500m-note-private-placement/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/eastman-kodaks-500m-note-private-placement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:41:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Private Placement News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=4056</guid> <description><![CDATA[Eastman Kodak&#8217;s $500M Note Private Placement
Rochester, New York &#8212; Eastman Kodak Co. said it priced a private placement of $500 million worth of 9.75 percent senior secured notes due 2018 to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs).
Kodak said it plans to use proceeds from the note placement to buy back $300 million worth of 10.5 percent senior [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Eastman Kodak&#8217;s $500M Note Private Placement</h2><p
style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Rochester, New York</strong> &#8212; Eastman Kodak Co. said it priced a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> of $500 million worth of 9.75 percent senior secured notes due 2018 to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs).</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Kodak said it plans to use proceeds from the note placement to buy back $300 million worth of 10.5 percent senior notes due 2017 and $200 million worth of 7.25 percent senior notes due 2013.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The pricing follows an announcement earlier that the company will privately offer $400 million in senior secured notes to institutional investors. The company plans to use proceeds from that offering to buy back $300 million in shares from private a equity firm and repurchase up to $100 million in notes in a tender offer. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/24/AR2010022405135.html</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">About <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net</h3><p
style="text-align: justify;"><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firm that specializes in <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Specialize in Writing Private Placement Memorandum">writing private placement memorandums</a></span> (<span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>) and linking investors with entrepreneurs.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Since 1999, the founders of PPM.net have provided professional business writing services, such as a PPM or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Development">private placement memorandum development</a></span> in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, the New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> (PPM) leaders.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">PPM.net’s main service is the creation of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">private placement memorandum</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, PPM.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">We are leaders in:</p><p
style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;">• <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/investment-fund-ppm/securities-and-commodities-private-placement-memorandum-ppm/new-york-private-placement-memorandum/ " title="New York Private Placement Memorandum">New York Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/144a-cusip-isin-bonds-dtcc/144a-services/" title="144a Private Placement">144a Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> •	New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/real-estate-ppm/" title="Real Estate Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)">Real Estate</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Debt <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> <a
href=""></a><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/eastman-kodaks-500m-note-private-placement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item><title>Am I ready to be an entrepreneur?</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/business-plans/am-i-ready-to-be-an-entrepreneur/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/business-plans/am-i-ready-to-be-an-entrepreneur/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:46:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business Plans]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneur]]></category><category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3976</guid> <description><![CDATA[Am I ready to be an entrepreneur?
A common misconception is that starting your own business will generate attractive revenues within the first year of operations and has the potential to save any family from accumulating debt. This is not only false, but reality shows the opposite. The next question is how do you know you [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Am I ready to be an entrepreneur?</h2><p>A common misconception is that starting your own business will generate attractive revenues within the first year of operations and has the potential to save any family from accumulating debt. This is not only false, but reality shows the opposite. The next question is how do you know you are ready to be an entrepreneur?</p><p>The first step is having a business concept which markets needs. There are a lot of businesses out there and the chances of creating a completely new idea is very rare. First, research the market to see where other companies are that have already created your idea. Are there any places that offer your product or service in your area? If not, then you need to see if the community has a need to purchase your product or services. A business will only succeed if there are people in the market who need it’s offerings. If you find that the market does not need your exact business concept, do not give up just yet! Try to fine tune your concept to something that is desired by the market.</p><p>Once your concept is ready, you must determine if starting a business is something you and your family can handle. Being an entrepreneur is more than a full time job, it is a 24/7 job. You must analyze the constrains in your life – time for family, work, <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/capital-raising-services/" title="Money - Capital Raising Services For Entrepreneurs & Those Seeking Capital">money</a></span>, etc. Do you currently have a job? Would you have to leave this job in order to start the business? How much <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/capital-raising-services/" title="Money - Capital Raising Services For Entrepreneurs & Those Seeking Capital">money</a></span> do you and your family need to cover all of your regular expenses? Do you have enough in savings to live off of while the business does not generate revenues and only incurs debt? (On average it is about 2 years before a business breaks even and begins  to make a profit) How much revenue does your business need to generate in order for you to bring home the income you need? You should not start a business unless it will provide you with your needed income.</p><p>After these questions are answered and you still believe that starting your business is a good idea, it is time to put your thoughts onto paper. Writing a business plan is one of the most essential steps to starting a business. It will act as your road map to success. You will find that writing your business concept is much more difficult then speaking it out with people. This is exactly why it must be done. In your business plan, write about the concept, products, services, target markets, competition and management team. Create financial projections which will help prepare you and your family for what is to come. It is possible that after writing your business plan you will realize that the business is not a good idea. It is better to know this in the beginning then jumping into the business and losing large sums of debt. A business plan is a work in a progress will need to be changed throughout the start-up process. However, it should be used as a guide for you and your management team to agree on operations. The business plan should advise you on what needs to be done to reach profitability.</p><p>If you have made it through all of these steps and truly believe that your business will succeed, then you are ready to be an entrepreneur.</p><p>By Shosh Stone</p><h3>About <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net</h3><p><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firm that specializes in <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Specialize in Writing Private Placement Memorandum">writing private placement memorandums</a></span> (<span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>) and linking investors with entrepreneurs.</p><p>Since 1999, the founders of PPM.net have provided professional business writing services, such as a PPM or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Development">private placement memorandum development</a></span> in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, the New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> (PPM) leaders.</p><p>PPM.net’s main service is the creation of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">private placement memorandum</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, PPM.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p>We are leaders in:</p><p>• <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/investment-fund-ppm/securities-and-commodities-private-placement-memorandum-ppm/new-york-private-placement-memorandum/ " title="New York Private Placement Memorandum">New York Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/real-estate-ppm/" title="Real Estate Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)">Real Estate</a></span> Private Placement<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> •	New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/real-estate-ppm/" title="Real Estate Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)">Real Estate</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Debt <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> <a
href=""></a><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/business-plans/am-i-ready-to-be-an-entrepreneur/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item><title>Government Looking to Private Equity Firms to Increase Tax Revenues</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/venture-capital/government-looking-to-private-equity-firms-to-increase-tax-revenues/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/venture-capital/government-looking-to-private-equity-firms-to-increase-tax-revenues/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:01:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3974</guid> <description><![CDATA[Government Looking to Private Equity Firms to Increase Tax Revenues
With the &#8217;s recovery budget continuing to grow, the government is desperate for cash. Once again private equity firms are being threatened with higher taxes on their carried interest. The carried interest is what  private equity executives take from the profits of their funds after [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Government Looking to Private Equity Firms to Increase Tax Revenues</h2><p
style="text-align: justify;">With the &#8217;s recovery budget continuing to grow, the government is desperate for cash. Once again private equity firms are being threatened with higher taxes on their carried interest. The carried interest is what  private equity executives take from the profits of their funds after they compensate their investors. It is typically 20%. The controversy with this is that the tax increase will hurt venture capital firms and small partnerships who are taking large risks by investing in new businesses during this time of economic uncertainty. Shouldn’t these firms be rewarded for taking the large risks associated with start-up companies?  Is it not common knowledge that new businesses will create more jobs?</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">On one hand, private equity investors appreciate high profits for the risks they take and only pay a 15% tax rate. This is a lower tax rate then what the mom and pop businesses pay who are struggling to cover expenses. Additionally, private equity investors only receive their carried interest after a fund generates a performance hurdle of approximately 8%. The government argues that raising the tax rate from 15% to 35% will raise $24 billion over a decade.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, private equity firms are not the bad guys in this economic crisis – in fact they are helping drive economic growth. The serious credit crunch has left businesses across the globe starving for capital. Not only is difficult to find loans, but credit lines were decreased immensely leaving people with higher debt to credit ratios. Private equity firms have been one of the only hopes for emerging businesses. In a time where the job market is horrifying, it doesn’t seem to make sense to hurt the businesses who are trying to create jobs.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">What is the solution? That is for the Senate to decide as this has proposal has passed the House of Representatives 3 times only to get stopped in the Senate.<br
/> www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6161SX20100207</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">By Shosh Stone</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">About <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net</h3><p
style="text-align: justify;"><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firm that specializes in <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Specialize in Writing Private Placement Memorandum">writing private placement memorandums</a></span> (PPM) and linking investors with entrepreneurs.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Since 1999, the founders of PPM.net have provided professional business writing services, such as a PPM or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Development">private placement memorandum development</a></span> in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, the New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> (PPM) leaders.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">PPM.net’s main service is the creation of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">private placement memorandum</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, PPM.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">We are leaders in:</p><p
style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;">• <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/investment-fund-ppm/securities-and-commodities-private-placement-memorandum-ppm/new-york-private-placement-memorandum/ " title="New York Private Placement Memorandum">New York Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/real-estate-ppm/" title="Real Estate Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)">Real Estate</a></span> Private Placement<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> •	New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/real-estate-ppm/" title="Real Estate Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)">Real Estate</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Debt <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> <a
href=""></a><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/venture-capital/government-looking-to-private-equity-firms-to-increase-tax-revenues/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item><title>Obama Encourages Small Businesses</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/business-plans/obama-encourages-small-businesse/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/business-plans/obama-encourages-small-businesse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:40:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Shosh Stone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business Plans]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneur]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3963</guid> <description><![CDATA[President Obama believes strongly that small businesses will help rejuvenate the economy. He has proposed a series of small business proposals in his weekly address. One of these proposals is to use roughly $30 billion in repaid TARP funds to provide additional capital to community banks. The will hopefully increase lending to small businesses and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: justify;">President Obama believes strongly that small businesses will help rejuvenate the economy. He has proposed a series of small business proposals in his weekly address. One of these proposals is to use roughly $30 billion in repaid TARP funds to provide additional capital to community banks. The will hopefully increase lending to small businesses and spur hiring via a $5,000 tax credit.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">President Obama believes that banks need these funds to stay afloat.  In a speech he added that administration officials should continue to waive fees, increase guarantees, and expand the size of Small Business Administration backed loans for small businesses. By encouraging entrepreneurs to open their small business doors, more jobs will be created and there will be further growth in the economy which is very much needed.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">President Obama will be taking his proposals to congress soon. It is time for entrepreneurs to get their business plans ready so when these proposals get passed, you will be ready to go get your loan from the bank!</p><p>To read more about this, go to: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704829704575048831381286258.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</p><p
style="text-align: justify;"><span
style="text-decoration: underline;">About Us</span></p><p
style="text-align: justify;"><span
class="wp_keywordlink"><a
title="Private Placement Memorandum" href="../">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firms that specialize in <span
class="wp_keywordlink"><a
title="Specialize in Writing Private Placement Memorandum" href="../services/private-placement-memorandum-services/">writing private placement memorandums</a></span> (<span
class="wp_keywordlink"><a
title="Private Placement Memorandum" href="../">PPM</a></span>) and linking investors with entrepreneurs.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Since 1999, the founders of <span
class="wp_keywordlink"><a
title="Private Placement Memorandum" href="../">PPM</a></span>.net have provided professional business writing <a
title="services" href="../services/">services</a>, such as a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span> or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <a
title="private placement memorandum" href="../services/private-placement-memorandum-services/">private placement memorandum</a> development in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, New York’s <span
class="wp_keywordlink"><a
title="Private Placement Memorandum Services" href="../services/private-placement-memorandum-services/">private placement</a></span> leaders.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;"><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net’s main service is the creation of <span
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title="Private Placement Memorandum Services" href="../services/private-placement-memorandum-services/">private placement</a></span> memorandum <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3516</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fiat Launches 200 million Euro 2- Year Bond
* Private Placement Bond to pay 5.75 percent coupon
* Aimed at professional retail investors
* Fiat shares up 0.83 percent (Adds details, shares)
Milan, Italy Private Placement - The Italian industrial group Fiat SpA has launched a private placement of 200 million euros ($286.4 million private placement) of two-year bonds [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Fiat Launches 200 million Euro 2- Year Bond</h2><p
style="text-align: justify;">* Private Placement Bond to pay 5.75 percent coupon</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">* Aimed at professional retail investors</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">* Fiat shares up 0.83 percent (Adds details, shares)</p><p
style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Milan, Italy Private Placement</strong> - The Italian industrial group Fiat SpA has launched a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> of 200 million euros ($286.4 million <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span>) of two-year bonds to professional retail investors, sources close to the operation said on Monday.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The bonds will carry a 5.75 percent coupon and are being priced at about 102, corresponding to a 5 percent yield, the sources said. They said the operation was being organised by Swiss bank UBS AG (UBSN.VX).</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;You are dealing with a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> aimed at non-institutional investors, so it&#8217;s a type of retail investor but one that is qualified,&#8221; a source said.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The issue is aimed at qualified Swiss investors and minimum subscription is for 50,000 euros, a source said.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Last November, Fiat sold to institutional investors a 1.5 billion euro bond with a 2015 expiry and a 6.875 percent coupon.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">In December, Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s head of corporate research Paul Watter told Reuters that high-yield issues in 2010 could be greater than in 2009 even though the overall volume of corporate bonds was likely to fall. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE60A15020100111?type=swissMktRpt</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">About <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net</h3><p
style="text-align: justify;"><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firm that specializes in writing bond private placement memorandums (PPM) and linking investors with entrepreneurs, both in the U.S. and in Europe.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Since 1999, the founders of PPM.net have provided professional business writing services, such as a PPM or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Development">private placement memorandum development</a></span> in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, the New York private placement (PPM) leaders.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">PPM.net’s main service is the creation of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">private placement memorandum</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, PPM.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">We are leaders in:</p><p
style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;">•	Europe Private Placement<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/real-estate-ppm/" title="Real Estate Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)">Real Estate</a></span> Private Placement<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> •	Europe <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> • <span
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href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/real-estate-ppm/" title="Real Estate Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)">Real Estate</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Debt <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> <a
href=""></a><br
/> • <span
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href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/fiat-and-a-200m-euro-bond-private-placement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item><title>Solta Medical Announces Private Placement</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/solta-medical-announces-private-placement/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/solta-medical-announces-private-placement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:03:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Private Placement News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3509</guid> <description><![CDATA[Solta Medical Expected to Raise $17.2 Million in Private Placement
Hayward, California Private Placement &#8212; Solta Medical, Inc. announced that it has obtained commitments from accredited institutional investors to purchase approximately $17.2 million of its common stock and warrants via a private placement. The financing was led by existing investor Longitude Capital and new investor Great [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Solta Medical Expected to Raise $17.2 Million in Private Placement</h2><p
style="text-align: justify;">Hayward, California Private Placement &#8212; Solta Medical, Inc. announced that it has obtained commitments from accredited institutional investors to purchase approximately $17.2 million of its common <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span> and warrants via a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span>. The financing was led by existing investor Longitude Capital and new investor Great Point Partners along with participation from other existing investors. Solta has entered into a securities purchase agreement with the investors pursuant to which Solta will sell an aggregate of 8,259,704 shares of its common <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span> and warrants to purchase up to 4,264,852 additional shares of common stock. Each unit, consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one-half of a share of common stock, will be sold for a purchase price of $2.02, equal to the closing price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on January 6, 2010. The <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close within a week&#8217;s time. Morgan Keegan &amp; Company, Inc. acted as the sole placement agent and FTN Equity Capital Markets Corporation acted as a financial advisor.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Proceeds from the <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> are expected to be used for general corporate and working capital purposes, as well as to opportunistically pursue strategic initiatives.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The warrants will be exercisable at an exercise price equal to $2.121, which represents a 5% premium over the closing price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on January 6, 2010. The warrants are exercisable commencing on the six-month anniversary of the closing and will expire five and a half years from the date of issuance.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The securities to be sold in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. Solta has agreed to file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale of the shares of common stock, including shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, to be sold in the private placement.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Solta announced a preliminary estimate of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 to be in the range of $28.0 million to $29.0 million. In addition, the company reiterated that it expects to:</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">* Generate positive non-GAAP EBITDA for the fourth quarter and the full year 2009; and<br
/> * Achieve a non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 64% to 66% for the full year 2009, excluding non-cash amortization charges and non-cash purchase price related charges.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Non-GAAP Presentation</h3><p
style="text-align: justify;">To supplement the preliminary revenue estimate presented on a GAAP basis, management has provided non-GAAP EBITDA and non-GAAP gross margin that exclude the impact of purchase price related charges, severance costs, merger related costs, extraordinary loss on investments and stock-based compensation expenses, all net of income taxes. Solta believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with insight into what is used by management to conduct a more meaningful and consistent comparison of Solta&#8217;s ongoing operating results and trends, compared with historical results. This presentation is also consistent with management&#8217;s internal use of the measures, which it uses to measure the performance of ongoing operating results, against prior periods and against our internally developed targets. There are limitations in using these non-GAAP financial measures because they are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. Investors and potential investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures only in conjunction with Solta&#8217;s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliation of actual GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures to be provided in Solta&#8217;s upcoming earnings release for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. Any offering of Solta Medical, Inc. common stock under the resale registration statement will be made only by means of a prospectus. For additional information, please refer to Solta Medical&#8217;s current reports on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the private placement.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">About Solta Medical, Inc.</h3><p
style="text-align: justify;">Solta Medical, Inc. is a global leader in the medical aesthetics market providing innovative, safe, and effective anti-aging solutions for patients which enhance and expand the practice of medical aesthetics for physicians.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The company offers products to address aging skin under the industry&#8217;s two premier brands: Thermage(R) and Fraxel(R). Thermage is an innovative, non-invasive radiofrequency procedure for tightening and contouring skin. As the leader in fractional laser technology, Fraxel delivers minimally invasive clinical solutions to resurface aging and sun damaged skin. Since 2002, over one million Thermage and Fraxel procedures have been performed worldwide. Thermage and Fraxel are the perfect complement for any aesthetic practice. Our products are available in over 100 countries.</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Forward-Looking Statements</h3><p
style="text-align: justify;">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the expected closing of the private placement, use of proceeds and our financial goals for 2009. Forward-looking statements are based on management&#8217;s current, preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause Solta Medical&#8217;s actual results to differ materially from the statements contained herein. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the ability to meet certain closing conditions of the private placement, the possibility that the market for the sale of our new products and initiatives does not develop as expected, the remaining risks and uncertainties with the Reliant Technologies integration process, and the risks relating to Solta Medical&#8217;s ability to achieve its stated financial goals as a result of, among other things, economic conditions and consumer and physician confidence causing changes in consumer and physician spending habits that affect demand for our products and treatments. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect Solta Medical&#8217;s business and its financial results are detailed in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and other reports as filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, especially guidance on future financial performance, which speaks only as of the date they are made. Solta Medical undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/solta-medical-to-raise-172-million-in-private-placement-80987177.html</p><p><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3567</guid> <description><![CDATA[JANUARY 13, 2010
GETTING PERSONAL: Reg-D Proposal Costly For Small Companies
By Suzanne Barlyn
A DOW JONES NEWSWIRES COLUMN
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)&#8211;A proposal that would change how certain private placements are regulated could mean another hurdle for small businesses in a cash-strapped, recessionary environment.
Sen. Christopher Dodd&#8217;s draft legislation for sweeping financial reform includes a provision that would give [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: justify;">JANUARY 13, 2010</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;">GETTING PERSONAL: Reg-D Proposal Costly For Small Companies</h2><p
style="text-align: justify;">By Suzanne Barlyn<br
/> A DOW JONES NEWSWIRES COLUMN</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">NEW YORK (Dow Jones)&#8211;A proposal that would change how certain private placements are regulated could mean another hurdle for small businesses in a cash-strapped, recessionary environment.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Sen. Christopher Dodd&#8217;s draft legislation for sweeping financial reform includes a provision that would give back to state regulators the authority to oversee certain aspects of private placements, known as Reg-D offerings. States lost certain powers, such as the ability to review offerings and to prohibit bad actors from initiating Reg-D offerings, when Congress enacted the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, or NSMIA. That watershed law aimed to create uniform federal regulation of certain &#8220;covered securities&#8221; previously regulated at both the state and federal levels.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Small business advocates say that granting state regulators more authority over Reg-D offerings would mean navigating a regulatory quagmire.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Businesses that <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Raise Capital">raise capital</a></span> through Reg-D offerings would often be subject to the scrutiny of state regulators in multiple jurisdictions who could, for example, review and require numerous changes to their offering memoranda. Costs of raising capital would likely increase as companies fork over higher fees to lawyers and other consultants who would have to research whether the offerings are compliant with distinct state and federal requirements.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;It could put a lot of people out of business,&#8221; said Paul Azous, chief executive of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net LLC, a New York-based company that writes <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> memoranda - documents for investors that include information about a company&#8217;s business plan and other details.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">If implemented, the change could ultimately encourage issuers to look abroad to <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Raise Capital">raise capital</a></span>, says Raymond Fisher, a securities lawyer for Linklaters in New York. &#8220;It&#8217;s better to have a uniform regime,&#8221; he said.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Sen. Dodd&#8217;s Reg-D proposal is among nearly 1,200 pages of draft reforms the Senate is considering following the passage of an historic financial regulatory reform bill by the U.S. House in December.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Lawmakers are discussing the draft at a time when many small businesses are raising capital through Reg-D offerings because banks have tightened lending standards. Most businesses aim to raise relatively small amounts through the process, which could be substantially offset by more expenses.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">George Brunelle, a securities lawyer in New York, recalled advising one small business that was trying to raise $1 million in the pre-NSMIA era when states had more say over Reg-D offerings. The offering memorandum had to comply with standards in four states - a process he described as &#8220;crazy hard.&#8221;</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">State regulators argue that their current lack of authority under NSMIA means they&#8217;re often unable to help investors who voice concerns about offerings. Fraud related to <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> is multiplying, as is use of brokers to place them. Federal regulators recently have beefed up their enforcement efforts but not nearly enough to satisfy states.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The law allows state regulators to investigate cases involving fraud and deceit, but in many instances the evidence from investors gets to them too late. By then, they say, the <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/capital-raising-services/" title="Money - Capital Raising Services For Entrepreneurs & Those Seeking Capital">money</a></span> raised in the offering is often long gone.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;We have to wait until the forest fire is raging and then go put it out. I can&#8217;t go put it out before,&#8221; said Joseph Borg, director of the Alabama Securities Commission. He and other state regulators can only refer most complaints to the Securities and Exchange Commission, where they languish, they say.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">The SEC&#8217;s inspector general, H. David Kotz, concluded in a March 2009 report that the agency &#8220;does not generally take action&#8221; when its staff learns that issuers haven&#8217;t complied with Reg-D requirements. It also doesn&#8217;t &#8220;substantively review&#8221; the more than 20,000 filings it receives annually, he wrote.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">Lawyers and consultants who advise small businesses argue that the vast majority of private placement offerings are legitimate. &#8220;The masses shouldn&#8217;t have to suffer for the minority,&#8221; says Azous of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net.</p><p
style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a
href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100113-708957.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines">Read the Full Wall Street Journal Dow Jones Article Here</a></strong></p><p
style="text-align: justify;">(If you cannot read the full article from the link, then bing, google or yahoo search the following words and click the link. You should then be able to read the full article: <strong>GETTING PERSONAL: Reg-D Proposal Costly For Small Companies</strong>)</p><p
style="text-align: justify;">(Suzanne Barlyn writes Compliance Watch, a column that focuses on compliance and regulatory issues affecting financial advisers. She can be reached by email at suzanne.barlyn@dowjones.com)</p><p><a
href=""></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/business-plans/ceo-of-ppmnet-interview-with-wall-street-journal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item><title>Cambridge Heart Secures $1.8 million Private Placement</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/cambridge-heart-secures-18-million-private-placement/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/cambridge-heart-secures-18-million-private-placement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:53:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Private Placement News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3468</guid> <description><![CDATA[Private Placement
Cambridge Heart Secures $1.8 million Private Placement
New infusion significantly boosts cash position for Tewksbury, Mass., diagnosticis firm; three board members and one existing shareholder join new institutional investor in stock purchase
Massachusetts, Private Placement:  Cambridge Heart Inc.  has $1.85 million in new funding, secured in a private placement, likely doubling its cash position in short [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Private Placement</h2><h3>Cambridge Heart Secures $1.8 million Private Placement</h3><p>New infusion significantly boosts cash position for Tewksbury, Mass., diagnosticis firm; three board members and one existing shareholder join new institutional investor in <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span> purchase</p><p>Massachusetts, Private Placement:  Cambridge Heart Inc.  has $1.85 million in new funding, secured in a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span>, likely doubling its cash position in short order through a <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> of convertible preferred <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span> with a group of largely unidentified investors.</p><p>The deal, announced Monday by the Tewksbury, Mass.-based company, offered up 1,852 shares of Series D convertible preferred <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span> priced at $1,000 per share. Each preferred share can be converted into 12,195 shares of common stock &#8212; equal to 8.2 cents per common share, a 15-percent premium over the stock&#8217;s average price in recent weeks.</p><p>The participating investors also can purchase additional stock by exercising either short-term or long-term warrants issued as part of the deal. The short-term warrants are good through Dec. 21, 2010, and allow investors to buy up to half the number of common shares they would own after converting their preferred stock at 10.7 cents per share. The long-term warrants, expiring in December 2014, can be exercised at 14.2 cents per share in quantities up to 30 percent of the holder&#8217;s original stake from last week&#8217;s private placement.</p><p>Company officials estimate the warrants could eventually generate another $2.1 million for the firm. Provisions included as part of the deal require investors to exercise all of their warrants if Cambridge Heart stock trades above 28.4 cents per share for 20 consecutive days.</p><p>Previous private placements of stock and warrants by the company, completed in May 2003 and March 2007, generated a combined $19 million in gross proceeds. Executives at Cambridge Heart Monday said the current deal attracted one new institutional investor, who they declined to identify, as well as several existing investors. Three directors from the company board also added to their respective stakes, buying about $370,000 of the new convertible preferred shares.</p><p>The new funding arrives at opportune time for the company. Cambridge Heart reported a $2.1 million net loss in the September quarter on $798,000 in sales of its cardiac diagnostic devices. Quarterly revenues from down nearly 29 percent from year-ago levels, but perhaps more daunting is its dwindling cash reserves, which shrank to about $2.6 million by Sept. 30 &#8212; down $3.6 million from the $6.2 million on hand at the end of 2008.</p><h3>About <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net</h3><p><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firm that specializes in <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Specialize in Writing Private Placement Memorandum">writing private placement memorandums</a></span> (<span
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href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>) and linking investors with entrepreneurs.</p><p>Since 1999, the founders of PPM.net have provided professional business writing services, such as a PPM or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Development">private placement memorandum development</a></span> in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, the New York private placement (PPM) leaders.</p><p>PPM.net’s main service is the creation of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">private placement memorandum</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, PPM.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p>We are leaders in:</p><p
style="padding-left: 30px;">• Massachusetts Private Placement<br
/> • Medical Private Placement<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
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href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
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href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
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href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> • Massachusetts <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Medical <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> • <span
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href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> <a
href=""></a><br
/> • <span
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href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/cambridge-heart-secures-18-million-private-placement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item><title>Vermillion Seeking $43 million Private Placement</title><link>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/vermillion-seeking-43-million-private-placement/</link> <comments>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/vermillion-seeking-43-million-private-placement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:48:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Private Placement News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulation D]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppm.net/?p=3465</guid> <description><![CDATA[Private Placement
Vermillion Seeking $43 million Private Placement
Vermillion Inc., a medical test maker in Chapter 11 reorganization, is seeking over $43.05m via private placement of its stock.
The Fremont business has agreed to sell 2.33 million shares of its stock in a deal set to close around Jan. 7. That’s also the date of a hearing to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Private Placement</h2><h3>Vermillion Seeking $43 million Private Placement</h3><p>Vermillion Inc., a medical test maker in Chapter 11 reorganization, is seeking over $43.05m via <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> of its <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span>.</p><p>The Fremont business has agreed to sell 2.33 million shares of its <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.privateplacement.net" title="Stock - Sample Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) For Private Placement Memorandum (Unit Shares)">stock</a></span> in a deal set to close around Jan. 7. That’s also the date of a hearing to confirm the company’s plan of reorganization.</p><p>The company will spend the <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/capital-raising-services/" title="Money - Capital Raising Services For Entrepreneurs & Those Seeking Capital">money</a></span> partly to pay what it owes under a debtor-in-possession financing deal with Quest Diagnostics Inc.</p><h3>About <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net</h3><p><span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">PPM</a></span>.net is the leading U.S. entrepreneurial firm that specializes in <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Specialize in Writing Private Placement Memorandum">writing private placement memorandums</a></span> (PPM) and linking investors with entrepreneurs.</p><p>Since 1999, the founders of PPM.net have provided professional business writing services, such as a PPM or business plan, to more than 2,000 businesses worldwide. Our company is considered to be the most cost effective, efficient consultants for <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Development">private placement memorandum development</a></span> in the United States. We are Wall Street’s, and by extension, the New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/" title="Private Placement Memorandum Services">private placement</a></span> (PPM) leaders.</p><p>PPM.net’s main service is the creation of <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">private placement memorandum</a></span> <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/regulation-d/" title="Regulation D Offerings">regulation d</a></span> (Reg. d) documents. However, we offer much more. In case the entrepreneur needs additional services, such as a business plan, website, or additional legal work, PPM.net can create one pricing package for all required documentation or service. Because we simultaneously work with many companies both in and out of the U.S., the ability to adapt to the individual needs - as well as to regional and global demands - helps our clients save needed capital and time.</p><p>We are leaders in:</p><p
style="padding-left: 30px;">• <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/investment-fund-ppm/securities-and-commodities-private-placement-memorandum-ppm/new-york-private-placement-memorandum/ " title="New York Private Placement Memorandum">New York Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • Medical Private Placement<br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Debt Private Placement Memorandum">Debt Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/services/private-placement-memorandum-services/hi-tech-and-energy-ppm/" title="Hi-tech, Energy and Alternative Energy Private Placement Memorandums (PPM)">Technology Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing<br
/> •	New York <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Medical <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> •	Debt <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net" title="Private Placement Memorandum">Private Placement Memorandum</a></span> Writing<br
/> <a
href=""></a><br
/> • <span
class='wp_keywordlink'><a
href="http://www.ppm.net/ppm-info/equity-vs-debt-offering/" title="Equity Private Placement Memorandum">Equity Private Placement</a></span> Memorandum Writing</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ppm.net/private-placement-news/vermillion-seeking-43-million-private-placement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> </item> </channel> </rss>
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