Corporate Trust Services
Our mission is to provide premier
quality service, and in the Corporate Trust industry that means having the
commitment, knowledge, and expertise to understand and administer every detail
of your transaction at the highest level.
At AST, we understand these values
and constantly monitor our ability to provide the best possible service. This level of customer service is
attributed to a highly skilled staff, the most advanced systems, and a
continuous training program.
ESCROW AGENT
AST acts as a qualified but neutral
third party providing independent control over valued assets pending fulfillment
of contractual obligations between two parties. We have the expertise to establish
escrow accounts that will meet your specific needs, including the following
types:
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Mergers and Acquisitions |
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1031 Like Kind
Exchange |
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Buy/Sell
(Holdback) |
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Reps and
Warranties |
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Class
Action |
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Retainage |
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Construction
Funds |
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Source
Code |
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Good
Faith |
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Subscription |
Features
- Experience in escrow document
structuring
- Flexibility with non-traditional
arrangements and customizing the escrow agent's role to accommodate
deal
- Receive, invest and disburse cash
and equivalents
- Optional activity
reporting
- Investment alternatives include
customized portfolio management or money market mutual
funds
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
AST can receive, invest and disburse
cash and equivalents, while offering you investment alternatives that include
customized portfolio management or money market mutual funds. Whether you’re dealing with escrow
accounts, IPO funds, bond proceeds or other investment funds, AST will review
maturities, eligible securities, draw schedules and cash flow requirements to
create the ideal structure.
TENDER / EXCHANGE AGENT
On behalf of publicly-traded or
privately-held companies undergoing acquisition or leveraged buyout, we can
assist you in a wide variety of business situations, such as financial
reorganization, debt restructuring, emergence from bankruptcy and plan
implementation.
Features
- Structure and processing of
required documentation
- Solicitation of consents,
exchanges of debt or equity or distribution of new
instruments
- Investment management on a
straight-line or laddered basis
- Skilled professionals supported by
advanced technology
PAYING AGENT / REGISTRAR
AST assumes complete responsibility
for bondholder relations, including timely disbursements of interest and
principal payments, and quick responses to investor inquiries. As the link between the issuer,
bondholder, securities dealers and securities custodians, we keep accurate
records, disburse interest and principal payments, assist investors,
authenticate the securities, provide transaction statements and transfer each
security received.
Features
- Experienced and empowered
staff
- State-of-the-art record keeping
services
- Integrated Tax reporting
system
- Check production system
- Quality focus that ensures the
needs of issuers and investors are serviced professionally and
efficiently
- Turnkey solution that relieves the
issuer of complex, time-consuming bondholder duties
CORPORATE ACTIONS
AST provides support-based
consulting for all types of reorganizations such as: buyouts, tenders,
privatizations, exchanges, odd lots/buybacks, mergers, acquisitions,
conversions, redemptions and subscriptions.
Features
- Provide counsel regarding
structural decisions relating to the transaction including operational issues,
regulatory concerns, communication matters and legal
issues
- Provide aggressive turnaround on
all tendered items
- If desired, provide a turnkey
approach to the entire process including printing of Letters of Transmittal,
communications, and integrated customer service
- Experienced, educated and empowered staff
- The ability to tailor our
processing to the structure of the company's offering for all
securities
- Industry expertise with a keen
awareness of trends, regulatory issues, and new developments in corporate
finance
Learn more about how
we can assist you by contacting Ron Reid at 1-888-AMSTOCK or via email at
rreid@amstock.com.
We provide a host of specialized
products and services to meet stock plan administration needs of businesses
worldwide.
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