Looking for Funding? Join Us!

This year at The Private Placements Industry Forum, we are putting increased emphasis on attracting new issuers to the private placements market to help foster new deals. If your company is looking for significant funding, you should consider a private placement.

What is Private Placement?

A Private placement or private investment capital, is money invested in your company usually from private investors in the form of stocks and sometimes bonds. In the United States, a private placement often does not need to be registered with the Securities Exchange Commission. Regulation D is the most popular form of non-public private placement.


Benefits of Private Placement:

• High degree of flexibility in amount of financing with combinations of debt, equity, or debt and equity capital
• Investors are more patient than venture capitalists, often seeking return on investments over a longer term of 5 to 10 years
• Much lower costs than approaching venture capitalists or selling the stock to the public as an IPO (Initial Public Offering)
• Quicker form of raising money than usual venture capital markets

Who is a Candidate for Private Stock Offerings?
In the past, private placements were better suited to small companies in late stage funding, but in recent year, they’ve become a valuable asset for larger corporations. One of last year’s largest private placements was issued by Informa PLC, a multinational publishing/events company, for over $700 million.

What is Required for Private Placements?

• A sound business plan
• A private placement memorandum (PPM) disclosing the full facts of the investment and business
• A law firm or lawyer experienced in private placements

Why Should I Attend?

The 25th annual Private Placements Industry Forum brings together the biggest players from all aspects of the private placements industry. As a potential issuer, your attendance is free of charge. For more information, please contact John Kotsinonos at jkotsinonos@iirusa.com.

Issuers in attendance at the 2012 Private Placements Industry Forum