by Alixe Cormick | Sep 27, 2019 | Going Public, Reverse Takeover
– *updated September 27, 2019 – At one time there was very little difference between a Canadian Over-the-Counter (“OTC “) shell company and a United States (“US”) OTC shell company. Potential shell purchasers were indifferent as...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 22, 2016 | Equity Crowdfunding, Raising Capital
New equity crowdfunding portals are starting to emerge across Canada. Five new portals became active since my last presentation on this topic in February this year, and one portal closed due to the unexpected death of its founder. Three of the new crowdfunding portals...
by Alixe Cormick | Oct 12, 2015 | Equity Crowdfunding, Raising Capital
[As published on October 7, 2015 on CrowdfundInsider.com] By Bret Conkin and Alixe Cormick Real estate investment is a consistently hot news topic. Open any newspaper or news website in Canada and coverage of the real estate market is easy to find, particularly in...
by Alixe Cormick | Oct 8, 2015 | Equity Crowdfunding, Raising Capital
[As published on September 2, 2015 on CrowdfundInsider.com] By Bret Conkin and Alixe Cormick Causes and Lessons to be learned from more Developed Markets In this three-part series, we examine whether “conservative” Canadian business culture is having a negative effect...
by Alixe Cormick | Aug 31, 2015 | Going Public, Reverse Takeover
– *updated April 10, 2011 – Buying a shell company can either be a fast track to listing on an exchange or quotation market or untold trouble for an otherwise great company. Why? Not all shell companies are true shells. They may have unresolved litigation,...