Capital Raising

Examines whether retaining a securities attorney improves the prospects of a capital raise. Covers exemption selection, offering economics, risk disclosures, diligence, and compliance, while explaining why counsel cannot guarantee fundraising success.

Offers a practical framework for comparing securities-law firm proposals beyond price. Reviews experience, initial analysis, document scope, customization, filing responsibilities, timelines, staffing, and possible additional charges.

Describes how a securities law firm can support lawful investor outreach through offering preparation, exemption analysis, coordinated documentation, and readiness for diligence. Separates counsel’s role from that of a registered broker-dealer or placement agent.

Explains how a tailored, professionally prepared PPM can improve an issuer’s credibility with sophisticated investors through transparent risks, clear terms, reliable information, and consistent documentation. Notes that a PPM does not itself establish investment quality.

Discusses the value of counsel’s working relationships with broker-dealers, accountants, and other capital-raising professionals. Focuses on coordination, issuer readiness, and appropriate referrals while addressing independence and potential conflicts.

Identifies common reasons issuers pay for a PPM twice, such as generic templates, poor initial planning, unsuitable exemptions, inconsistent documents, incomplete disclosures, or narrow engagement scopes. Offers ways to assess counsel before committing.

Compares securities-focused legal experience with general business-law practice when preparing a PPM. Highlights exemptions, antifraud disclosures, offering structure, filings, document consistency, and questions issuers should ask about actual qualifications.

A perfectly drafted PPM is worthless if investors never see it. The three things that actually get an offering funded.