Immigration & Securities Issues with Renting, Buying & Selling an EB-5 Visa Regional Center

This webinar will cover issues and topics related to buying and selling an EB-5 Regional Center such as:

• Current procedures for notifying USCIS regarding changes in structures or management. 
• Proposed statutory changes. 
• Due diligence steps when purchasing or renting a Regional Center 
• Immigration lawyer’s role in a purchase or rent transaction.
• Key provisions in purchase or rent transactions.

M&A general concepts

• Stock vs asset sale (but….will USCIS allow asset sale?)
• Basic concepts of M&A transactions
• Diligence considerations
• EB-5 considerations (this is for Bernie to jump in)
• Exclusive service agreement?

Regional Center Rental Models:

• RC as a lender
• RC as only a servicing provider (extent of services may vary)

RC perspective:

• Reputational risk of project
• Liability for issuer/project, especially under possible new “Integrity” measures
• Need timely info and details from project
• Scope of services & milestones & duration of contract
• B/D & I/A & similar issues

Project perspective:

• Reputational risk of RC
• Investor repositioned into other RC deals
• Need RC to timely report and carry out RC duties
• RC may request broad powers similar to those commonly given to lenders
• Scope of services & milestones & duration of contract
• B/D & I/A & similar issues