cost-effective method to market EB-5 projects to onshore
investors, utilizing the 506(c) Jobs Act exemption. For projects
with larger marketing budgets, domestic investor road shows,
coordinated with experienced U.S. immigration attorneys
and their clients, could be another avenue for EB-5 groups to
explore and market their EB-5 project.
It is clear that marketing EB-5 projects within the U.S. is an
incipient phenomenon that has not been effectively executed
by any EB-5 groups thus far. The rhetoric and aggressive
actions coming out of Washington to curb U.S. immigration,
the severe challenges with attaining and converting the H-1B
visa, the banning of citizens from certain countries to enter
the U.S., and the millions of foreign students and other non-
resident aliens studying and working in the U.S. presents a
huge opportunity for the EB-5 immigrant investor program.
It is evident that the first movers in this category to partner
with an experienced, licensed and registered U.S. securities
broker-dealers have great potential to be successful in
substantially assisting with the funding of their respective
EB-5 projects within the United States.
MIKE XENICK
Mike Xenick is the founder and President of
InvestAmerica Capital Advisors. He is registered
with Sequence Financial Specialists LLC and serves
as their EB-5 securities principal. InvestAmerica has
been serving the capital raising and broker-dealer
needs of EB-5 regional centers since 2012. Xenick has been an investment
banker for 24 years, raising debt/equity capital and providing M&A advisory
services for companies throughout the world. Mike holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Florida, is a CPA and
holds FINRA Series 7, 79, 24 and 63 securities registrations.
DOMINICK MONDESIR
Dominick Mondesir was born and raised in London
and joined InvestAmerica Capital Advisors in
February of 2016 as a spring analyst. In June 2016
he became an investment banking associate to
assist with EB-5 advisory and support services
in connection with EB-5 private equity and debt placements, U.S
institutional debt and equity placements, and related investment
banking and compliance advisory services. In January 2018, Mondesir
was promoted to senior associate. He is a registered representative
with Sequence Financial Specialists, LLC, holding FINRA Series 79, 82
and 63 professional securities licenses.
Sources:
1 https://wolfsdorf.com/blog/5-reasons-indian-eb-5-2018-update/
2 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-study-abroad-students-20161124-story.html
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6 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/technology/h1b-visa-facts-tech-worker.html
7 http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/27/key-facts-about-the-u-s-h-1b-visa-program/
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