Investment Banking
Investment Banking Services for Emerging Growth Companies
At Chardan, we thrive on the challenge of helping growing companies realize their full potential. With over $5 billion raised through more than 90 transactions1, we’ve established a successful record of completing complex and challenging deals. In the process, we’ve become a leading authority on capital solutions for emerging growth companies.
Specialized services
Chardan’s investment banking services are designed to meet the specific needs of micro, small, and mid-cap companies.
We focus on specific sectors in which our investment banking professionals have deep experience and long-standing relationships.
Our industry-specific knowledge enables us to recognize companies with strong potential, and provide them with strategic guidance and meaningful insight through every stage of development.
Comprehensive support
We are committed to understanding our clients’ management structure, financing needs, and strategic and financial goals.
We help our clients accelerate through each crucial stage of development by providing customized services, including non-deal roadshows, public and private equity-raising assistance, after-market support, and strategic advice.
We often become long-term buyers in the stock of our partner companies, and currently act as market makers in over 200 emerging growth public equities.
Dedicated investor base
Chardan maintains long-term relationships with a dedicated investor base that includes hedge funds, mutual funds, investment firms, family offices, and private equity funds.
Micro, small, and mid-cap investors look to us for high quality opportunities, and rely on our ability to provide unique positions in the global markets.
We continue to expand and renew our access to capital by locating strategic investors for new and rapidly growing businesses within our target sectors.
Leadership in Chinese markets
Through our first SPAC transaction in 2003, Chardan became one of the first investment firms to establish a presence in China.
Over the years, we’ve cultivated close ties with State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), privately owned enterprises, and institutions.
Today, with a record of over $1 billion raised in China and more than 30 transactions completed, our multilingual team in Beijing has the relationships, reputation, and infrastructure to navigate this complex market.
1 As of July 8, 2010
To learn more about our Investment Banking Group, please contact George Kaufman at 646-465-9017.
Capabilities
Capital Raising
- Alternative structured investments
- Bridge financing
- CMPOs (Confidentially Marketed Public Offerings)
- Convertibles
- Debt financing
- Follow-on offerings
- IPOs (Initial Public Offerings)
- PIPEs (Private Investment in Public Equity)
- Private placements
- Registered directs
- Reverse mergers
- Secondary offerings
- Series A financing
- SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies)
Advisory Services
- Divestitures
- Fairness opinions & valuations
- Mergers & acquisitions
Sector Focus
- Agriculture
- Consumer/Retail
- Energy
- Financials
- Food/Beverage
- Healthcare
- Infrastructure/Industrials
- Metals & Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Technology Media Telecommunications
SPAC Expertise
An industry leader in SPAC transactions, Chardan has established a reputation as an authority in this space, with specific expertise in China.
Through our experience as principals managing our own SPACs and as underwriters of our clients’ SPACs, we have developed the capacity to provide insight throughout the entire process.
We provide expert guidance throughout each phase—from the formation of management teams, to the issuing of IPOs, to the acquisition of targeted businesses—and provide extensive post-transaction support.