On Tuesday, we finished up a very successful Fall 2013 EB-5 Webinar Series, which spanned from October to December and covered several very crucial topics that all EB-5 practitioners should pay attention to. A brief recap of each webinar is listed below. Please not that you can access any of the IIUSA webinar series videos, and select other media, through the IIUSA OnDemand Mediahub or simply select OnDemand on the registration pages below.
Tools for EB-5 Due Diligence – October 29
A discussion of immigration and financial due diligence and how to implement sound procedures throughout the EB-5 process.
Panelists:
- John Bintz, Managing Director, Valuation Research Corporation
- Frank Franiak, President, Woodfield Fund Administration
- David Andersson, President, IIUSA; President, Whatcom Opportunities Regional Center
- Peter Joseph, Executive Director, IIUSA. (moderator)
EB-5 Bridge Financing & Escrow Options – Nov. 12
A discussion on newly emerging options for escrow arrangements and how bridge financing has become essential to structuring deals in ways that balance investor financial and immigration goals.
Panelists:
- Gina Nisbeth, Director of Structured Lending and Investments Group, Citigroup
- Reid Thomas, Executive Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing, NES Financial
- Robert Divine, Vice President, IIUSA; Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC (moderator)
Year Three of Regional Center Annual Reporting on Form I-924A – Nov. 19
A practical workshop for how to approach Regional Centers filings of Form I-924A. IIUSA’s panelists take a closer look aspects of the I-924A filing such as reporting of statistics such as capital investments, industry designation (NAICS codes) as well as job creation estimation and methodology.
Panelists:
- Peter D. Joseph, Executive Director, IIUSA
- Henry Libeman, Director Emeritus of IIUSA, (Founding Director 2005-2012), President/CEO American Life, Inc.
- Nicholas Mastroianni II, President & CEO, US Immigration Fund, LLC
- Ignacio Donoso, Managing Member, I A Donoso & Associates LLC
2013 Year in Review and What’s Ahead in 2014 – Dec. 17
This webinar takes a look into the growth of the EB-5 industry over the past 12 months and discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the industry as a whole.
Panelists:
- Peter D. Joseph, Executive Director, IIUSA
- David Andersson, President, IIUSA; President, Whatcom Opportunities Regional Center
- Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, IIUSA President Emeritus, Of Councel, Milley Mayer LLP
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