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Redstar Partners, Inc.
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Registration No. 333-149327
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 4TOFORM S-1
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
122 East 42nd Street, 17th Floor New York, New York 10168 (212) 551-7815(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Nathan J. Mazurek, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President 122 East 42nd Street, 17th Floor New York, New York 10168 (212) 551-7815(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
$24,000,000
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC.
3,000,000 Units
Table of Contents
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Introduction
Private Placement
The Offering
Risks
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
RISK FACTORS
Risks Associated With Our Business
We are a development stage company with no operating history and, accordingly, you will not have any basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
If we are unable to complete a business combination and are forced to liquidate, our warrants will expire worthless.
Unlike other blank check companies, we intend, as permitted by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, to seek to extend the date before which we must complete an initial business combination to 36 months. As a result, your funds may be held in the trust account for at least three years.
If we are unable to consummate a business combination, our public shareholders could be forced to wait at least 36 months before receiving liquidation distributions.
If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in trust could be reduced and the per share liquidation amount receivable by our public shareholders from the trust account as part of our plan of dissolution and liquidation will likely be less than $8.16 per share.
The fact that we will proceed with the business combination if public shareholders holding less than 35% of the shares sold in this offering exercise their redemption rights, on a cumulative basis with the shareholders who previously exercised their redemption rights in connection with the shareholder vote to approve the extended period, rather than the 20% threshold of most other blank check companies, may hinder our ability to consummate a business combination in the most efficient manner or to optimize our capital structure.
You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of blank check companies under the U.S. securities laws.
Exercise of redemption rights must be effected pursuant to a specific process which may take time to complete and may result in the expenditure of funds by shareholders seeking redemption.
Under certain circumstances, a Cayman Islands court could order that amounts received by our shareholders be repaid to us.
Since we have not currently selected a particular industry or prospective target business with which to complete a business combination, investors in this offering are unable to currently ascertain the merits or risks of the industry or target business in which we may ultimately operate.
Your investment in our units may ultimately prove to be less favorable than a direct investment, if an opportunity were available, in a target business.
Your only opportunity to evaluate and affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination will be limited to voting for or against the extended period or business combination submitted to our shareholders for approval.
Because there are numerous companies with a business plan similar to ours seeking to effectuate a business combination, it may be more difficult for us to do so.
The determination of the offering price of our units and of the aggregate amount of proceeds we are raising in this offering was more arbitrary than would typically be the case if we were an operating company rather than a blank check company.
We may issue ordinary shares or debt securities to complete a business combination, which would reduce the equity interest of our shareholders and likely cause a change in control of our ownership.
Substantial resources could be expended in researching business combinations that are not consummated, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and consummate a business combination.
We may have insufficient resources to cover our operating expenses and the expenses of consummating a business combination.
Our ability to successfully effect a business combination and to be successful afterwards will be totally dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following a business combination and whom we would have only a limited ability to evaluate.
None of our officers or directors has ever been associated with a blank check company, which could adversely affect our ability to consummate a business combination.
Our officers and directors may not have significant experience or knowledge regarding the jurisdiction or industry of the target business we may seek to acquire.
Our executive officers and directors may allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs, hampering our ability to consummate a business combination.
Our executive officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with other businesses, including other blank check companies, which could cause a conflict of interest as to which business they may present a viable acquisition opportunity.
Certain of our officers and directors, or their affiliates, own founder securities issued prior to this offering and will own private placement warrants following this offering. These securities will not participate in liquidation distributions and, therefore, our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is appropriate for a business combination.
Since our existing shareholders will lose their entire investment in us if a business combination is not consummated and may be required to pay costs associated with our liquidation, our existing shareholders may purchase ordinary shares from shareholders who would otherwise choose to vote against the extended period or a proposed business combination and exercise their redemption rights in connection with such proposal to approve the extended period or proposed business combination.
Our existing shareholders will not be repaid any outstanding amounts under the line of credit they are making available to us or receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them to the extent such expenses exceed the $480,000 available to us for working capital from interest earned on the amounts in the trust account, unless the business combination is consummated, and therefore they may have a conflict of interest.
We will not be required to obtain an opinion from an investment banking firm as to the fair market value of a proposed business combination if our board of directors independently determines the target business has sufficient fair market value.
Our securities will be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, which will limit the liquidity and price of our securities more than if our securities were quoted or listed on a national exchange.
Public shareholders, together with any affiliates of theirs or any other person with whom they are acting in concert or as a “group” will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to more than 10% of the shares sold in this offering.
We may only be able to complete one business combination with the proceeds of this offering, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services.
The terms on which we may effect a business combination can be expected to become less favorable as we approach our deadline to consummate a business combination.
We will be dependent upon interest earned on the trust account and the line of credit to fund our search for a target company and consummation of a business combination.
Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, we may not be able to consummate an attractive business combination.
We currently do not have an audit committee to perform an independent review of our financial statements.
Our existing shareholders, including our executive officers and directors, control a substantial interest in us and thus may influence certain actions requiring shareholder vote.
If our ordinary shares become subject to the SEC’s penny stock rules, broker-dealers may experience difficulty in completing customer transactions and trading activity in our securities may be adversely affected.
Risks Related to Operations in China
After a business combination, substantially all of our assets will likely be located in China and substantially all of our revenue will be derived from our operations in China. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects will be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and legal policies, developments and conditions in China.
If relations between the United States and the PRC deteriorate, potential target businesses or their goods or services could become less attractive.
Because Chinese law will govern almost all of any target business’ material agreements, we may not be able to enforce our rights within the PRC or elsewhere, which could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities or capital.
Investors may have difficulty enforcing their legal rights against our officers and directors who reside outside the United States.
As a result of merger and acquisition regulations implemented on September 8, 2006 relating to acquisitions of assets and equity interests of Chinese companies by foreign persons, it is expected that acquisitions will take longer and be subject to economic scrutiny by the PRC government authorities such that we may not be able to complete a transaction.
Because the September 8, 2006, PRC merger and acquisition regulations permit the government agencies to have scrutiny over the economics of an acquisition transaction and require consideration in a transaction to be paid within stated time limits, we may not be able to negotiate a transaction that is acceptable to our shareholders or sufficiently protects their interests in a transaction.
The PRC merger and acquisition regulations of September 8, 2006, have introduced industry protection and antitrust aspects to the acquisition of Chinese companies and assets which may limit our ability to effect an acquisition.
Ambiguities in the regulations of September 8, 2006 may make it difficult for us to properly comply with all applicable rules and may affect our ability to consummate a business combination.
If the PRC imposes restrictions to reduce inflation, future economic growth in the PRC could be severely curtailed which could materially and adversely impact our profitability following a business combination.
Any devaluation of currencies used in the PRC could negatively impact our target business’ results of operations and any appreciation thereof could cause the cost of a target business as measured in dollars to increase.
Fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi relative to foreign currencies could affect our operating results.
Exchange controls that exist in the PRC may limit our ability to utilize our cash flow effectively following a business combination.
If the PRC enacts regulations in our target business’ proposed industry segments which forbid or restrict foreign investment, our ability to consummate a business combination could be severely impaired.
Recent regulations relating to offshore investment activities by PRC residents may increase the administrative burden we face and create regulatory uncertainties that may limit or adversely affect our ability to acquire PRC companies.
Because Chinese law will govern almost all of any target business’ material agreements, we may not be able to enforce our rights within the PRC or elsewhere, which could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities or capital.
If we acquire a target business through contractual arrangements with one or more operating businesses in China, such contracts may not be as effective in providing operational control as direct ownership of such businesses and may be difficult to enforce.
If our management following a business combination is unfamiliar with United States securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws which could lead to various regulatory issues.
Because any target business with which we attempt to complete a business combination may be required to provide our shareholders with financial statements prepared in accordance with and reconciled to United States generally accepted accounting principles, prospective target businesses may be limited.
Risks Associated With This Offering
Our existing shareholders paid an aggregate of $25,000, or approximately $0.029 per unit, for their founder securities purchased prior to this offering and, accordingly, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution from the purchase of our ordinary shares.
We may choose to redeem our outstanding warrants at a time that is disadvantageous to our warrant holders.
The ability of our shareholders to exercise their redemption rights may not allow us to effectuate the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.
Although we are required to use our best efforts to have an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the shares underlying the warrants at the time that our warrant holders exercise their warrants, we cannot guarantee that a registration statement will be effective, in which case our warrant holders may not be able to exercise our warrants and the warrants may expire worthless.
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to register the ordinary shares underlying the warrants under the applicable state securities laws, in which case the holders of such securities may not be able to exercise them.
Our outstanding warrants and options may have an adverse effect on the market price of our ordinary shares and make it more difficult to effect a business combination.
Any exercise by our existing shareholders of their registration rights may have an adverse effect on the market price of our securities, and the existence of these rights may make it more difficult to effect a business combination.
There is currently no market for our securities and a market for our securities may not develop, which could adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.
If we are deemed to be an investment company, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete a business combination.
Because we may be deemed to have no “independent” directors, actions taken and expenses incurred by our executive officers and directors on our behalf will generally not be subject to “independent” review.
Because our initial shareholders’ initial equity investment was only $25,000, our offering may be disallowed by state administrators that follow the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. Statement of Policy on development stage companies.
Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.
If you are a retail investor rather than an institutional investor, you may purchase our securities in this offering only if you reside within Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, New York and Rhode Island and may engage in resale transactions only in those states and a limited number of other jurisdictions.
We may become a passive foreign investment company (PFIC), which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.
Cayman Islands anti-money laundering laws might cause us to refuse a redemption payment to shareholders.
USE OF PROCEEDS
DILUTION
CAPITALIZATION
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
PROPOSED BUSINESS
Introduction
Government Regulations
Government Regulations Relating to Foreign Exchange Controls
Government Regulations Relating to Taxation
Regulation of Foreign Currency Exchange and Dividend Distribution
Regulation of Foreign Investors’ Merging Chinese Enterprises
Use of Contractual Arrangements
Effecting a Business Combination
General
We Have Not Identified a Target Business or Target Industry
Sources of Target Businesses
Selection of a Target Business and Structuring of a Business Combination
Fair Market Value of Business Combination
Possible Lack of Business Diversification
Limited Ability to Evaluate the Target Business’ Management
Opportunity For Shareholder Approval of Business Combination
Extension of Time to Complete a Business Combination to 36 Months
Redemption Rights
Automatic Liquidation and Subsequent Dissolution if No Business Combination
Competition
Facilities
Officers and Employees
Periodic Reporting and Financial Information
Legal Proceedings
Comparison to Offerings of Blank Check Companies
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
Executive Compensation
Conflicts of Interest
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Policy
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
General
Units
Ordinary Shares
Preferred Shares
Public Warrants
Founder Warrants
Private Placement Warrants
Purchase Option
Dividends
Certain Differences in Corporate Law
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Anti-Money Laundering — Cayman Islands
Advance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations
Authorized but Unissued Shares
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Rule 144
Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Registration Rights
TAXATION
Cayman Islands Taxation
United States Federal Income Taxation
Issuance of an Investment Unit
Taxation of Dividends
Taxation of the Disposition of Ordinary Shares and Warrants
Taxation of the Redemption of Ordinary Shares
Exercise or Expiration of Warrants
Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Rules
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
UNDERWRITING
State Blue Sky Information
Pricing of Securities
Over-Allotment Option
Commissions and Discounts
Purchase Option
Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of Securities
Other Terms
Indemnification
LEGAL MATTERS
EXPERTS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage)
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage)
BALANCE SHEET June 30, 2008
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Period January 3, 2008 (Inception) to June 30, 2008
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage)
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY For the Period January 3, 2008 (Inception) to June 30, 2008
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Period January 3, 2008 (Inception) to June 30, 2008
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations – (continued)
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
Development Stage Company
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
Net Loss per Ordinary Share
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Concentration of Credit Risk
Use of Estimates
Deferred Offering Costs:
Preferred Shares
Income Taxes
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (continued)
Foreign Currency Translation
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Recently issued accounting pronouncements:
Note 3 — Proposed Public Offering
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 3 — Proposed Public Offering – (continued)
Note 4 — Related Party Transactions
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 4 — Related Party Transactions – (continued)
Note 5 — Subsequent Events
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC. (A Company in the Development Stage) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 5 — Subsequent Events – (continued)
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$24,000,000
REDSTAR PARTNERS INC.
3,000,000 Units
PROSPECTUS
_________________, 2008
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
Item 17. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
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