Source: wilmerhale.com In recent years a variety of alternative paths to public ownership and trading liquidity have emerged. The reverse merger is both one of the newest and among the oldest alternative to a conventional IPO for a private company seeking to become publicly traded.

Source: news.crunchbase.com Most years, at least a few buzzy startups manage to carry out high-profile IPOs. But lately, with the window for large new offerings frozen shut, those debuts aren’t happening.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) ("Titan" or the "Company") today announced that it has expanded its Board of Directors (the "Board") from five (5) to eleven (11) and appointed six new directors following their election at its special meeting of stockholders held on August 15, 2022 (the "Special Meeting").

NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- David E. Lazar, Chief Executive Officer of Activist Investing LLC (together with its affiliates, “Activist Investing” or “we”), one of the largest stockholders of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) (“Titan” or the “Company”) with 25.2% of the Company’s outstanding shares, today issued the following statement:

NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- David E. Lazar, Chief Executive Officer of Activist Investing LLC (together with its affiliates, “Activist Investing” or “we”), one of the largest stockholders of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) (“TTNP” or the “Company”) with 9.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares, today issued the following statement:

NEW YORK, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Activist Investing Announces 5.6% Ownership Interest in Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

MINNETONKA, Minn. and LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro-Sensors, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELSE), a leader in industrial monitoring systems, and Mobile X Global, Inc., one of the world's first connectivity-as-a-service companies, announced today that they have entered into definitive agreements to merge and re-name the combined company Mobile X Global, Inc.

NEW YORK, NY Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Activist Investing LLC Announces 5.7% Ownership Interest in Electro-Sensors, Inc.

NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- David E. Lazar, an experienced private investor specializing in reverse merger and other event-driven opportunities, today filed a Schedule 13D announcing his acquisition of approximately 5.1% of the common stock outstanding of Insignia Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIG) (“ISIG” or the “Company”).

Source: fool.com, Do deadlines stress you out? Trigger warning: don't read the following story. Just about 300 SPACs have to find a company to merge with in the next three quarters or their investors risk losing money they put in, according to figures from data provider SPAC Research seen by The Wall Street Journal.

Source: news.crunchbase.com - Reviewing aftermarket performance of venture-backed companies that went public via SPAC lately feels a lot like watching one of those documentaries exploring the Mariana Trench.

NEW YORK, NY July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Custodian Ventures LLC (together with its affiliates, “Custodian Ventures” or “we”), today filed a Schedule 13D announcing its acquisition of approximately 5.2% of the common stock outstanding of LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMFA) (“LMFA” or the “Company”).