The Perfect Corporate Board: A Handbook for Mastering the Unique Challenges of Small-Cap Companies

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. THE PERFECT CORPORATE BOARD: A HANDBOOK FOR MASTERING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF SMALL-CAP COMPANIES
3. Copyright Page
4. CONTENTS
5. Acknowledgments
6. Foreword
7. Introduction
8. Part One: Corporate Finance
   1. 1. Start Every Financing with the Same Three-Step Process
   2. 2. Selecting a Financing Structure
   3. 3. Hiring the Right Investment Bank—Every Time
   4. 4. The Unlikely Role of the Small-Cap Board in Investor Meetings and Roadshows
   5. 5. Negotiating Definitive Terms
   6. 6. Avoiding Common Postfinancing Mistakes
   7. 7. Workouts
   8. 8. IPOs and Independent Directors
9. Part Two: Capital Markets
   1. 9. Trading Volume Is Everything
   2. 10. The Realities of Small-Cap Equity Research
   3. 11. Avoiding Mistakes when Communicating with the Street
   4. 12. Toward a Better Understanding of Stock Buy-Backs and Reverse Stock Splits
10. Part Three: Professional Service Providers
    1. 13. Effectively Hiring and Managing Investor Relations Firms
    2. 14. Guide to Purchasing Legal Services
    3. 15. Audit Firms: Why It Pays to Think Like an Institutional Investor
11. Conclusion
12. Index