News, Newsletters, Calendars, Etc:

There is not much difference between an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and a Direct Public Offering (DPO). Today, more companies go public via a reverse merger with a shell company or via a spin-off, rather than via a traditional IPO.

• Red Herring
• IPO Central

At Hoovers. Find an IPO by name, industry, state, etc. IPO Timetable. Lots of information!

• Open IPO

From Hambrecht. General information in addition to the IPOs they offer (see “Underwriters”, below.)

• Yahoo’s IPO site

Latest news, listings, ratings, message boards and more.

• Microsoft Money’s IPO site

Companies about to go public, which have gone public, etc.

• IPO Financial

Tools and reports.

• IPO Ratings

by Gaskins Company.

• IPO Monitor

Comprehensive coverage of IPOs and Secondary Equity Offerings.

• 123 Jump

Their section on IPOS has calendar, profiles, performance.

• Reverse Merger & SPAC Blog

by David Feldman, partner in Richardson & Patel LLP.

UNDERWRITERS, BROKERAGES, SHELL MERGER COMPANIES, INVESTOR RELATIONS:

Underwriters, brokerages and corporate lawyers sometimes give you information on the companies they are bringing public.

• FBR Capital Markets

Investment banking firm which does IPOs.

• Drew Field

Helping clients do successful DPOs since 1976.

• Dealflow Media

Information and conferences on IPOs and Reverse Mergers.

• Renaissance Capital

The IPO experts.

• MinaMar Group

Takes companies public via shell mergers.

• Tiber Creek

Takes companies public via shell mergers.

• OTC Traders

Takes companies public via shell mergers.

• Halter Group

Takes companies public via shell mergers.

• Bridge Capital

Takes companies public on the OTCBB (QB) via IPO.

• Go Public

Takes companies public via reverse merger or spinoff or self-underwriting IPO.