Patent ID: 7359875
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for structuring an equity issue, comprising: (a) establishing a holding company as an owner of a closed block business entity, wherein the holding company is a subsidiary of a parent company, wherein an on-going business is a subsidiary of the parent company, and wherein the closed block business entity is a business that is established with a specific amount of assets and the assets can only be used with the closed block business entity for a specific purpose; (b) representing the on-going business by a first class of stock issued in the parent company; (c) issuing a second class of stock in the parent company, wherein the second class of stock represents an ownership interest in the closed block business entity and wherein the closed block business entity has a business growth that is less than the business growth of the on-going business; (d) classifying proceeds received from the issuance of the second class of stock as assets of the on-going business; and (e) converting said second class of stock into said first class of stock.