Viewers and investors are showing powerful support for new media like Newsmax with the company raising $140 million before its planned public offering, Mark Elenowitz of Digital Offering LLC, said this week.
"I've been doing this for almost 34 years and we have not seen the demand as we've seen with Newsmax and I think it really speaks to the audience and the viewers and the supporters," Elonowitz told Newsmax's "American Agenda," earlier this week.
Elenowitz is managing director of the Digital Offering, the bank handling Newsmax's private share raise being completed before its expected IPO in early 2025, subject to SEC approval.
"We've had now over 80,000 investors indicate either to be a part of the public offering or be part of the private placement, so that dedication truly shows the support of what Newsmax is trying to do for the media," he said.
Several months ago Newsmax announced it was seeking to raise $150 million before it made a planned public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
Elenowitz announced the company has already raised $140 million of that amount and urged investors to act quickly before the $150 million mark is hit.
He said the company expects to close on the offering soon.
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He also noted that while the network's Nielsen ratings and viewership have been climbing, "but people are also wanting to be part of the movement by being a shareholder."
Newsmax has seen extraordinary growth in recent years.
Nielsen ranks its cable news channel the fourth highest-rated in the country. A recent Reuters Institute study found Newsmax was a top 12 U.S. news brand.
"Here in early 2025, most likely sometime in February, we'll be ringing the bell on the New York Stock Exchange, if all goes well," Elenowitz said.
There is still time to invest before the company goes public, Elenowitz stressed.
"Anybody that has been wanting to participate, we encourage you to go to www.NewsmaxInvest.com to get the documents emailed to you," he said.
"Or you can invest immediately right online using your credit card because once we hit that $150 million mark, unless we oversubscribed, the offering is coming to an end," he said.
Anyone who has already requested information or received it electronically is still able to complete the documents and participate in the pre-public offering.
The Preferred Share raise for eligible buyers comes with some perks: Investors will get a 25% discount on the planned public offering price.
The Preferred also get a 7% coupon in the form of a dividend in shares.
The private placement that is underway now is limited to accredited investors only, meaning they need a $200,000 yearly income or a $1 million net worth, he stressed. The SEC, not Newsmax, sets these rules.
"We're trying to do is democratize it and let Main Street meet Wall Street, so if you're not accredited, you can be a part of the public offering," Elenowitz said.
He also noted that investors who buy now will not have "what's called an underwriter lockup, there's no six-month restrictive period."
He said the company plans to file with SEC so Preferred Shareholders can have liquidity soon after the IPO.
Newsmax plans to use the funds from its offering to grow its cable channel, its streaming channel, and Newsmax+, its streaming service, as well as increase the company's overall media reach through acquisitions and partnerships.
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Sandy Fitzgerald has more than three decades in journalism and serves as a general assignment writer for Newsmax covering news, media, and politics.
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