This post is part of e-Council Inc.’s “Spotlight” series, in which we feature successful EB-5 projects across different industries and business types. Some of the spotlighted businesses may be our clients’ while others are not, but all have one theme in common: SUCCESS using EB-5...
Many EB-5 stakeholders associate EB-5 funding with hotel development projects and other traditional industries, such as assisted living facilities, mixed-use residential projects, restaurants, and public structures. However, a variety of innovative and non-traditional project types, as depicted in the table below, can also fit well...
This post is part of e-Council Inc.’s new “Spotlight” series, in which we feature successful EB-5 projects across different industries and business types. Some of the spotlighted businesses may be our clients while others are not, but all have one theme in common: SUCCESS using...
This post is part of e-Council Inc.’s new “Spotlight” series, in which we feature successful EB-5 projects across different industries and business types; some of the spotlighted businesses may be our clients whereas others are not, but all have one theme in common: SUCCESS using...
High-rent cities across the U.S. have been leveraging EB-5 funds to finance development projects involving low-income housing. In fact, some cities have formed their own Regional Centers with a particular focus on sponsoring affordable housing projects. (Though the precise definition of “affordable housing” varies across...
Historically, film studios and producers have used many different types of financing to cover the costs of film production, including government grants, pre-sales, debt financing, and private equity. In recent years, the film industry has sought funding through the EB-5 program. Since 2009, international media conglomerates...
The classic EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program scenario involves a U.S. company seeking a loan from a pooled EB-5 investment as part of its capital stack. However, a new trend in the EB-5 space is the growing number of international developers using EB-5 funds to finance...
With all the recent controversy surrounding fraudulent uses of EB-5 funds, it is easy to forget the many benefits of the program, not only economic—in driving the expansion of American businesses and job creation—but environmental, as well. In fact, Eb-5 funds have fueled numerous eco-friendly...