Overseas Funding for U.S. EB-5, Startup and Venture Development

Join a number of Capital Markets, legal and securities experts discuss issues with raising funds through the EB-5 visa program as well as other sources of funding for companies seeking start-up and venture capital financing.  The conference is organized into two days of discussions:

May 16: New York City Foreign Capital Workshop hosted by Greenberg Traurig

This day features discussions on how to prepare a Regional Center application to investor & securities related issues related to the solicitation and distribution of the offering to the investors.  The Keynote speaker is Leon Fresco, Staff Director for Senator Charles Schumer who heads the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security and who will be on hand to discuss the status of the EB-5 Program Extension as well as give the audience an update on other related immigration topics of concern to the across industries. 

The day continues with discussions and presentations by a number of legal and securities professionals who will outline best practices regarding both filing for a Regional Center designation as well as marketing and raising funds for the project developer and issuers of Reg D and S private placement offerings.  There will also be plenty of advice for immigration law practitioners on issues concerning giving your clients advice on which projects to select as well as dealing with source of funds and USCIS guidelines. 

May 17: The Integration of Overseas Funding as a component of U.S. Startup, Angel and Venture Funding by The Soho Loft

These panels feature discussions from a number of startup and venture capital firms who will be discussing raising funds and the platforms that the markets will use to distribute these private placement offerings.  Featured speakers include David Weild, Chairman and CEO of Capital Markets Advisory Partners and former Vice Chairman and executive committee member of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Vince Molinari, CEO of Gate Technologies, Rich Salute, Managing Partner with JH Cohn and Philip Reicherz, Venture Capitalist with Magnolia Ventures.

These seminars are designed to do three things:

• Educate and inform U.S. developers, manufacturers, Economic & Community Development Councils (EDC/CDC), Chambers of Commerce, Early and Late stage research and development labs and all other U.S. entities that are interested in raising private equity and venture / investment capital for the purpose of creating, saving or expanding their U.S. commercial operations

• Introduce International investors to U.S. investment, joint venture, intellectual property and technology exchange opportunities

• Facilitate the exchange of capital investment and partnerships by working with the top U.S. and international professionals in the legal, securities and financial fields and assisting in collaborating and creating long term partnerships

These workshops are an exchange of ideas designed to prepare the U.S. firms for conducting business on a global scale working with the most qualified firms and professionals both in the United States and Internationally.

Who should attend?

• U.S. company executives seeking capital, joint venture & technology partnerships and agreements
• Those considering development of an EB-5 Regional Center or project
• Attorneys, accountants, financial advisors and other service providers to U.S. commercial entities
• University Incubator & Research Labs
• Economic & Community Public / Private Partnership Development Authorities
• Chamber of Commerce Officials
• Government Officials

Who We Are?

This Conference is being organized by USAdvisors.org in conjunction with Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• USAdvisors.org operates the EB5Info.com website .  We have been involved in the EB-5 program since 2006 and in 2008 produced one of the first EB-5 seminars in the United States
• Greenberg Traurig, LLP is the preeminent business immigration and compliance counsel in the world. http://www.eb5insights.com/
• The Soho Loft Capital Creation (TSLCC) Event Series  is the only global event platform where accredited investors; accomplished angels; microfinancing groups; CIOs of investors; select merchant and investment bankers; VCs; family offices; incubators; private equity firms; pre-IPO mutual funds; secondary stock specialists; seasoned entrepreneurs; tax and legal experts and equity analysts from across the world assemble in order to exchange ideas, discourse and opportunities that will help reshape the capital markets and stimulate economic growth. Our mission is to help develop the infrastructure of the rising private markets so that it can mature into a viable and functional marketplace that facilitates capital formation, innovation, expansion and job creation.

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