Private Capital / Readiness

Is Your Business
Ready to Raise
Private Capital?

A successful capital raise begins before the first investor conversation.

This 19-question assessment evaluates four areas that commonly affect private-offering execution:

~5 MINUTES · 19 QUESTIONS · INSTANT RESULTS

01

Business Foundation

The operating story, entity, financial picture and internal readiness behind the raise.

02

Offering Architecture

The target, security, economics, issuing entity and exemption questions to resolve.

03

Investor Strategy

The intended investor profile, outreach approach and public-promotion considerations.

04

Execution Readiness

The timeline, diligence, approvals, documents and intermediary questions ahead.

You'll receive a readiness classification and an appropriate next step based on your responses.

Defined scope / clear starting point

TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK

RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.

Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Transaction map

Company → Investors

PRIVATE CAPITAL RAISE PACKAGES

A private offering is a securities transaction, not merely a document project. These packages cover defined legal work for qualifying offerings. RAETZER does not guarantee that capital will be raised and does not provide investor introductions or placement-agent services through these packages.

Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.

All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated

Package 1

PRIVATE OFFERING ESSENTIALS

Rule 506(b) — U.S. Investors Only

$14,500

FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying U.S. company privately raising capital from existing business and investor relationships without public advertising or general solicitation.

Principal inclusions

  • Offering-structure and Rule 506(b) analysis

  • One U.S. issuer and one class or series of securities

  • Private Placement Memorandum or agreed disclosure memorandum

  • Subscription agreement and accredited-investor questionnaire

  • Standard issuer approvals and one initial closing

  • Form D and coordination of up to five standard state notice filings

VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS

Assumptions: one U.S. issuer; one offering; one class/series; U.S. accredited investors only; no general solicitation/public advertising; no non-accredited investors; no pooled fund or complex waterfall; no prior offering remediation; no success-based finder/unregistered intermediary issue; one initial closing; up to two consolidated revision rounds; up to five standard state notice filings with government fees separate; complete reasonably organized company/ownership/financial/business information.

Exclusions: investor introductions, accounting, financial-statement preparation, tax, foreign-law, broker-dealer services, Investment Company/Investment Adviser analysis, CFTC matters, litigation, and prior-securities remediation.

Package 2

MOST COMMON

GENERAL SOLICITATION OFFERING

Rule 506(c) — U.S. Accredited Investors Only

$19,500

FLAT LEGAL FEE

For qualifying standard-scope matters.

Best for

a qualifying U.S. issuer that intends to promote a private offering through LinkedIn, YouTube, webinars, email, advertising, or a publicly accessible landing page.

Principal inclusions

  • Everything included in Private Offering Essentials

  • Rule 506(c) and verification-process analysis

  • Review of one pitch deck up to 25 pages

  • Review of one offering landing page

  • Review of up to 10 proposed social-media posts

  • Review of one standard offering email or webinar invitation

VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS

Legal review of substantially complete solicitation materials only, not creation/design/writing/management/distribution.

One initial legal review and one consolidated revision review of the listed materials.

Materially revised campaigns, additional ads/pages/decks/video scripts/webinars/influencer arrangements/continuing review require supplemental scope.

No guarantee any investor is accredited or any verification method suffices in every circumstance.

Package 3

U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE OFFERING

Rule 506(b) or Rule 506(c) + Regulation S

$29,500

Final fee confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

a qualifying U.S. company privately raising capital from existing business and investor relationships without public advertising or general solicitation.

Principal inclusions

  • Offering-structure and Rule 506(b) analysis

  • One U.S. issuer and one class or series of securities

  • Private Placement Memorandum or agreed disclosure memorandum

  • Subscription agreement and accredited-investor questionnaire

  • Standard issuer approvals and one initial closing

  • Form D and coordination of up to five standard state notice filings

VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS

Assumptions and limitations: one U.S. issuer, one class/series, one integrated offering, U.S. sales under 506(b)/(c), qualifying offshore Regulation S sales, and no more than two foreign jurisdictions for issue identification/coordination.

No foreign issuer/feeder/blocker/parallel fund/offshore vehicle, no foreign opinion or filing by RAETZER, no material foreign tax structuring; foreign counsel/tax advisers/translators/local agents/filing costs separate.

Funds, offshore vehicles, multiple classes, substantial foreign-law work, digital assets, non-accredited investors, Investment Company/Investment Adviser issues, CFTC matters, and other complex structures require custom scope and may exceed the starting price.

Next step

NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?

Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.

Important Scope Notes

The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.

Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings

Material changes to economics or structure

Extraordinary diligence or negotiation

Repeated re-trading of agreed terms

Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records

Compressed or expedited deadlines

Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues

Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay

Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.

Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.

RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.

RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

SCOPE AND FEE PROTECTIONS

Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.

Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

Who Should Take It?

Business owners, executives and sponsors considering a private capital raise and seeking a clear view of offering structure, investor strategy and execution readiness.

Before you begin

A screening tool, not a legal opinion.

This assessment is provided solely for educational, informational and screening purposes. It is not legal advice, does not determine legal compliance or establish that an offering is “ready” under applicable securities laws, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not submit confidential or privileged information. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.

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This assessment takes about five minutes. Answer honestly — there are no wrong answers, and nothing here is reviewed in real time. When you're done, you'll get a readiness score across four areas: business foundation, offering architecture, investor strategy, and execution readiness, along with a recommended next step.

19 questions · ~5 minutes · instant results

This assessment is for general educational and screening purposes only. It does not determine whether an offering complies with federal or state securities laws, whether an exemption is available, or whether you are legally qualified to invest. Please don't include any confidential information in your answers.

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