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Centarus
Good people. Great lawyers. Great consultants.
Centarus Companies is a descriptive trade name for three affiliated companies: Centarus Legal Services PC, Centarus Business Consultants, Ltd., and an affiliated FINRA-registered broker dealer. We endeavor to provide our clients with the highest level of service and client satisfaction possible, with our lawyers, business consultants, and affiliated FINRA-registered broker dealer working closely together so that the legal and business aspects of every engagement are thoroughly addressed.
Securities and corporate counsel: private placements, Reg A+, fund formation, and SEC defense.
Sponsor-level and deal-level due diligence for broker-dealers and registered investment advisers.
Investor-readiness assessment and compelling materials that prepare you to raise capital.
Introductions to our investor network through our affiliated FINRA-registered broker dealer.
"Most law firms draft your offering documents and wish you luck. We handle the legal work, create investor-ready materials, and make introductions to capital sources. We don't stop until you're funded."
A perfectly drafted PPM is worthless if investors never see it. Most securities attorneys hand you documents and walk away. That's where 90% of capital raises fail.
The formula for a successful raise: institutional-quality legal documents, compelling investor materials, and actual introductions to capital sources. Most firms can only do the first step.
Centarus is the only firm in America that handles all three. We're lawyers, consultants, and investment bankers under one roof.
Serving Clients Nationwide
Average Attorney Experience
Offerings Drafted
Under One Roof
Our legal services team possesses the technical expertise to expertly draft securities and business transactional documents, combined with extensive experience in the business of capital raising.
From private placements and Reg A+ offerings to fund formation and SEC defense, our attorneys deliver institutional-quality work with boutique-level attention.
Most of our legal work comes from other attorneys. When law firms need securities expertise, they call us.
CBC Due Diligence Services provides comprehensive due diligence for broker-dealers and registered investment advisers. Our team is comprised of veteran investment bankers, lawyers, accountants, and consultants.
We furnish sponsor-level and deal-level due diligence opinions, and serve as a reviewer of due diligence opinions prepared by other firms.
Every one of our due diligence team members has over a decade of high-level experience.
Centarus Business Consultants serves early-stage companies by helping them assess the hidden obstacles to capital raising success and create compelling investor materials.
We are the ONLY firm that provides these services with the ability to introduce client offerings to our very substantial investor network.
We have to use our materials to sell your offering. Most others don't.
Through Exemplar Capital LLC, our FINRA-registered broker dealer, our investment bankers make introductions to our network of venture capital firms, angel investors, and institutional investors.
We are one of a very small number of licensed broker dealers that seek to democratize capital raising for early and mid-stage businesses.
Unlike other firms, we charge reasonable retainer fees and highly competitive success fee compensation.
Reg D (504, 506b, 506c) offering documents, subscription agreements, and state compliance.
Learn More →Tier 1 and Tier 2 offerings with SEC qualification for raises up to $75M.
Learn More →Hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital fund structuring and documentation.
Learn More →Enforcement actions, Wells notices, and SEC investigation defense.
Learn More →Comprehensive due diligence for broker-dealers and RIAs.
Learn More →Capital raising strategy and investor readiness assessment.
Learn More →Reg CF compliance for equity crowdfunding through registered portals.
Learn More →Introductions to private investors through our FINRA-registered affiliate.
Learn More →Breach of contract and investor fraud litigation with experienced trial attorneys.
Learn More →Centarus focuses exclusively on securities offerings, SEC defense, securities litigation, and related corporate transactions. Unlike firms that handle securities matters only occasionally, we bring concentrated knowledge, practical judgment, and credibility to every engagement, giving issuers and intermediaries counsel specifically built for complex capital-markets work.
Every offering is reviewed by two veteran securities attorneys with decades of experience. Our senior lawyers remain directly involved throughout the engagement rather than delegating critical work to junior associates, providing seasoned judgment when regulatory compliance, investor capital, and company reputation are at stake.
Our attorneys combine legal education with deep securities experience and boutique-level accessibility. Educated at institutions including NYU, Michigan, Duke, and UC Berkeley, our team delivers sophisticated counsel associated with leading national firms while remaining responsive, available, and personally engaged with every client and transaction.
Weak offering documents can invite SEC scrutiny, rescission claims, investor lawsuits, judgments, and even criminal exposure. Because we have defended clients harmed by deficient work prepared elsewhere, we draft offerings with enforcement risk in mind, anticipating vulnerabilities before regulators or opposing counsel find them.
Centarus does more than prepare offering documents. We defend SEC investigations, regulatory proceedings, and securities litigation, giving us firsthand knowledge of how transactions are attacked after closing. We use that experience at the drafting stage to strengthen disclosures, reduce exposure, and prevent avoidable disputes.
Centarus uniquely pairs securities counsel with ownership of an independent third-party due diligence company. Our affiliate evaluates offerings for broker-dealers before securities reach investors, giving our attorneys uncommon insight into market expectations, recurring legal weaknesses, and the difference between defensible documentation and unnecessary risk.
Our affiliated FINRA-registered broker-dealer helps raise more than $100 million annually, connecting our legal work to the realities of capital formation. That relationship gives Centarus valuable practical insight into investor concerns, distribution challenges, transaction structure, and marketability that traditional securities drafting alone cannot provide.
Our primarily flat-fee pricing replaces open-ended legal bills with greater certainty and accountability. Where appropriate, we may include a success-based component that better aligns incentives. Clients receive veteran securities counsel, responsive boutique service, and exceptional value without sacrificing quality, sophistication, or direct attorney involvement.
Law firm drafts your PPM and wishes you luck
You struggle to create investor materials yourself
You have no idea how to find qualified investors
Your offering expires unfunded
We draft institutional-quality offering documents
We create compelling investor-ready sales materials
We introduce you to our network of private investors
You close your raise with capital in the bank
Centarus Companies unites three affiliated entities: Centarus Legal Services PC, Centarus Business Consultants Ltd, and our affiliated FINRA-registered broker dealer.
Our lawyers, due diligence experts, consultants, and affiliated investment bankers work together so that every aspect of your capital raise is addressed.
From drafting to funding. One team. One point of contact.
Schedule a confidential consultation with our securities attorneys. We'll assess your situation, explain your options, and map out the path to a successful raise.
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