Can a private ltd. company attract FII investment before its ipo if yes, how?
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It can take the Venture Capital route or the Private Placemetn Route. But for both they need to get clearance from the FDI board/RBI.\n\n.:Fishie:.
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the company would make an application to NASDAQ, AMEX or NYSE/ARCA. if they meet the minimum listing requirements then they will apply if they so choose. see the websites of the various exchanges for the requirements.\n\nmany pinksheet or bulletin board companies say they are going to get listed but never do. they just use that to pump up the price of the stock, be wary of such claims if they can't meet the minimums.
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If you are getting money from the public then you want to be a publicly traded company (stocks etc).  The initial investment for the NYSE to investigate the worthiness of your company is very expensive.  And since you are just starting, the odds are pretty low-- no track records.\nIf you believe in your company then raise the money yourself, or get a business loan.
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You have to have the money to invest in it at the risk of not getting it back. But if it worked out it could make you wealthy.\n\nTo draw investors you'd have to do it on a small scale and show it's profitable then they would help.
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Definitely not. While the interest you'll have to pay is fixed, the gains from investing in stocks are not (especially IPOs which are extremely risky, usually individual investors stay away from those). If you're going to invest in anything, buy a bond (assuming it's coupon rate is a lot higher than the interest you'll be paying on your loan, which is probably unlikely). As a rule of thumb, investing is for people who have extra money.
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This is perfectly legal - but why would you do it?  You could incorporate a company, invest your money in the company, and then have the corporate entity purchase shares on any stock market.  The company would then have the assets - the stocks and other investments.\n\nThe question is why?  Or am I completely missing your question.  In Canada, where I am from, this would be about the worst way to invest as passive income is taxed differently than other small business income. \n\nNow if you want investors - that is a different situation.  If you clarify the question, perhaps I could give you a better answer.
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You use the OPM method - or "Other People's Money"\n\nI suggest you read the book "Rich Dad's Advisors®: OPM (Other People's Money): How to Attract Other People's Money for Your Investments-the Ultimate Leverage" by Michael A. Lechter http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446691852/powerhomebizguid/103-4182160-4838253?creative=327641&camp=14573&adid=121VKQ2A6GZMK8Y173ZS&link_code=as1 . This book will show you how to do what you are planning. You can read excerpts of the book here http://www.powerhomebiz.com/books/richdadOPM.htm
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Good answer by melvinschmug (sp?), I'd just add that yes you can sell a second, non-voting class of membership interests (which depending on your operating agreement could also be called units).  E.g., you could own 100% of the Class A voting interests and sell investors Class B non-voting interests.  But you definitely need to contact an atty before you start raising capital -- b/c your investors would be depending on your efforts to get a return on their investment, the interests/units you sell would be "securities" and hence subject to state and federal securities laws.  Which catch a lot of entrepreneurs by surprise.  There are rigorous disclosure and filing requirements unless an exemption from registration is available, and that's where an atty can really help you.  Good luck.
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Some brokage companies (for example, Etrade) offer customers the access to some IPOs. You can open an account at Etrade and then make the request to buy the IPOs that Etrade has access to. Etrade lists these upcoming IPOs in its IPO center. Good luck!
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Jeremy J has the right answer. I would only add that Private Equity investors typically play a larger role in managing the company. Because of the large dollars at stake, they take more control of day-day operations in a downturn scenario. Also, the exit options for a Private Equity investment are different from a traditional VC. Since most PE deals are already public companies, PE investors may not have an IPO option to exit the investment. Having said that, it is common for a PE investor to sell (unload) its stake in a company to another PE investor with no additional capital infusion into the company. Another exit option for PE is to split the company and sell the parts for more than the value of the entire company. In some cases, PE firms only invest for this possible outcome. VC's typically don't have this option since the assets of smaller company or a startup is generally not worth more than the value of the entire company.
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Capitol investors. You need to find people who are willing to fund this for you if you don't want to risk/don't have your own funds. A business plan would not hurt either. People like to have some sort of assurance you are on the right track before they write you a check.
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You would have to work for the investment banker backing the IPO
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Transitioning to a public company involves an "IPO", Initial Public Offering, and there is mucho info in that document.\n   If the company is large enough, there will be many news sources that will write about.\n   Now-a-days IPOs draw plenty attention and it might be easy to get floods of info.   Try Google search for the company name.
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JP Morgan Partners is the private equity division of JP Morgan.  They get their money from institutional investors (mutual funds, pension funds etc.) and from high net worth individuals (USD$10MM or up).  Private Equity firms take investors' money and invest in a number of small emerging companies, mostly private companies.  The idea is that when these companies grow and go IPO, that's when they cash out.  It's a high risk game.  Most of these small companies never get off the ground.  But when they do, the potential return could be over 500%.  \n\nYour second question was how to invest in JP Morgan Partners.  Yes, you can buy shares of JPM and you will participate in the fees generated from the private equity firm.  Becareful however, you are NOT really investing in the portfolio of the partnership itself.  The institutional and high net worth investors who put money in are the real owners of the portfolio.  JPM simply makes a fee from operating the private equity firm.
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For stocks that have JUST started trading:\n\nhttp://www.hoovers.com/business-information/--pageid__10008,PDate__M:2006:01--/global-ipoc-index.xhtml\n\nFor future companies going public:\n\nhttp://www.hoovers.com/business-information/--pageid__10005,Date__2006:1--/global-ipoc-index.xhtml\n\nJust be aware that MOST companies do not perform like Google did.
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The easy answer is to ask family to back the idea with private loans.  Remember to treat it professionally rather than personal, money makes enemies out of friends.\n\nYou could also incorporate and give your family stock and by that partial owner ship in the business, but retaining a larger majority of stock than was given out so that you retain control, especially since I imagine you would be involved in day to day operations, but incorporating has rules that has to be followed and may be too complicated for your situation.\n\nAnd, when all else fails you can always try to get financing from a bank.
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Buy shares in different public companies