Andre J. Peschong

The US economy is retracting, jobless claims are increasing, consumer confidence is dwindling, the housing market is cratering, oil prices are skyrocketing and the credit markets are tightening.  Almost makes you want to stay in bed and pull the covers over your head.  If you take in all this news and data about what is […]

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I have always asked myself what makes a deal successful, not a company but a deal, or maybe better put, a transaction. Private equity and VC’s alike are merely doing transactions with a longer term horizon than investment bankers, brokers or even angel investors. At the end of the day a deal is […]

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IR is a basic absolute for a company even considering being publicly traded. With all the costs associated with being a public company such as SOX compliance, legal, accounting, transfer agent fees, listing fees etc…  Why then would a company want to cut back or not have a full effort to effectively get the story […]

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Here comes the attack of the more nimble SPAC’s (Special Purpose Acquisition Corp.) These are a relatively new twist to a very old concept which were previously called blank check companies.  There are no business operations inside the corporate entity just the construct of a company such as shareholders, capital, management and a publicly traded […]

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Companies often struggle with properly relaying or presenting themselves to potential investors. The best idea can go unfunded when improperly communicated or presented to the venture capital community. There are some key tactics that all companies seeking funding should follow. Here are the top ten musts for entrepreneurs looking to secure venture capital or Angel […]

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