Core Advisory Services

Eight ways we support your journey to the U.S. public markets.

Nasdaq & OTC Listing Advisory

We guide companies through the strategic and procedural requirements of accessing U.S. public markets — assessing listing readiness, coordinating with securities counsel and reporting specialists, and managing the transaction timeline from initial evaluation through filing and listing.

  • Listing venue and pathway assessment
  • Readiness evaluation against exchange and market requirements
  • Coordination with securities counsel and reporting specialists
  • Filing timeline management

IPO Advisory

We coordinate the initial public offering process end to end — structuring the transaction, aligning management and advisors around a common timeline, and managing the workstreams between underwriters, legal counsel, auditors, and regulators.

  • Transaction structuring and timeline coordination
  • Underwriter, counsel, and auditor alignment
  • Registration statement process management
  • Investor readiness preparation

Reverse Merger Advisory

Where appropriate, we structure and coordinate reverse merger transactions as an alternative path to becoming a U.S. public company — evaluating shell company suitability, structuring the combination, and managing diligence and regulatory workstreams.

  • Shell company evaluation and suitability review
  • Transaction structuring
  • Due diligence coordination
  • Post-merger public company transition support

Capital Raising Advisory

We develop fundraising strategy and coordinate access to institutional capital — private placements, PIPEs, and other financing structures — aligned to a company's stage, sector, and transaction objectives.

  • Fundraising strategy and structuring
  • Private placement and PIPE coordination
  • Institutional investor introductions
  • Capital structure planning

Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory

We advise across the M&A lifecycle — target and counterparty identification, deal structuring, negotiation support, and execution management — for both strategic and cross-border transactions.

  • Target and counterparty identification
  • Deal structuring and negotiation support
  • Cross-border transaction coordination
  • Post-transaction integration planning

Corporate Restructuring

We advise on corporate reorganization and institutionalization ahead of a listing or transaction — group structure, holding company formation, and governance frameworks built to withstand capital markets scrutiny.

  • Group and holding company structuring
  • Corporate governance framework design
  • Pre-transaction institutionalization
  • Board and policy build-out

Strategic Financial Advisory

We support transaction and growth decisions with financial modeling, valuation analysis, and business planning — giving management and boards a defensible basis for the strategic choices ahead of them.

  • Financial modeling and scenario analysis
  • Valuation analysis
  • Business and transaction planning
  • Board and management advisory

Investor Readiness

We prepare companies for institutional scrutiny — information memorandums, investor decks, and due diligence packages built to the standard institutional investors and boards expect.

  • Information memorandum development
  • Investor deck preparation
  • Due diligence package coordination
  • Institutional investor positioning
The FMP Global Capital Markets Ecosystem

One partner coordinating the complete ecosystem.

FMP serves as the strategic transaction manager, bringing together the right specialists to support each stage of the listing process.

U.S. Securities Counsel

  • SEC Compliance
  • Registration Statements
  • Securities Law Advice
  • Legal Due Diligence
  • OTC & Nasdaq Legal Support

SEC & OTC Reporting Specialists

  • Form S-1, F-1, Form 10
  • Form 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, 6-K
  • OTC Alternative Reporting
  • Ongoing SEC Reporting

Investor Relations Professionals

  • Investment Story Development
  • Shareholder Communications
  • Corporate Branding
  • Analyst Relations

PCAOB-Registered Audit Firms

  • PCAOB Audits
  • U.S. GAAP Financial Statements
  • IFRS Conversion
  • Internal Controls & Financial Reporting

Broker-Dealer & Investment Banking Platform

  • IPO & Capital Markets Advisory
  • Private Placements — Reg D, Reg S, Rule 144A
  • Institutional Capital Raising
  • Market Making Coordination

Regional Corporate Advisors

  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Holding Company Formation
  • Business Valuation
  • IPO Readiness Assessment
Beyond the Listing

Ongoing support for public companies.

FMP continues to support clients after they become public companies through strategic advisory, governance planning, regulatory coordination, and public company readiness.

SEC Periodic Reporting Coordination

Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K coordination.

OTC Markets Compliance

OTC Alternative Reporting coordination and ongoing compliance support.

Corporate Governance

Governance frameworks, policies, and board-level support.

Investor Communications

Ongoing shareholder and investor relations support.

Capital Markets Strategy

Long-term positioning and financing strategy as a public company.

Public Company Advisory

Continuing strategic advisory throughout the public company lifecycle.

Legal services, including Registration Statements, SEC legal opinions, and Attorney Letters required for OTC Markets Alternative Reporting, are provided separately by Franklin Ogele, P.A., or other appropriately licensed legal counsel retained by the client.

Distribution Network

Our Preferred Broker-Dealer / Investment Banks

For syndication and distribution of issues.

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Emerging Capability

Building an integrated broker-dealer platform.

FMP is developing integrated brokerage capabilities to enhance capital markets execution and client access — extending our coordination role into investment banking, capital raising, and trading infrastructure.

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