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II. Capital Restructuring is a corporate operation that involves changing the mixture of debt
and equity in a company's capital structure. It is performed in order to optimize
profitability or in response to a crisis like bankruptcy, hostile takeover bid, or changing
market conditions.
• Private placement (or non-public offering) is a funding round of securities which
are sold not through a public offering, but rather through a private offering,
mostly to a small number of chosen investors. PIPE (Private Investment in
Public Equity) deals are one type of private placement.
• Strategic Alternative Studies
• Regulation "D" Offerings: Regulation D (Reg D) is a Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) regulation governing private placement exemptions.
Reg D allows usually smaller companies to raise capital through the sale of
equity or debt securities without having to register their securities with the SEC.
• IPOs: An initial public offering (IPO) is the first time that the stock of a private
company is offered to the public. IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger
companies seeking capital to expand, but they can also be done by large
privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded.
• Capital Raising Growth Equity:
• PIPES: A private investment in public equity, often called a PIPE deal, involves
the selling of publicly traded common shares or some form of preferred stock or
convertible security to private investors.