5 Questions: Startup investing the Reg A+ way
by Mike Consol with Austin Allison
The number of U.S. public companies peaked around 1996 at more than 8,000 and has since fallen to 4,000 today. That 50 percent decline is attributed to several interconnected factors, including increased regulatory costs, the rise of private capital, merger and acquisition activity, and the high overall expense of initial public offerings, among other reasons. Enter Reg A+, one of several forms of private capital companies can use to raise substantial sums of capital from shareholders, while remaining private and in control of their operations.
