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Reverse Merger Attorney Ofsink Pleads Guilty in Pump-and-Dump Scheme

By Teri Buhl | October 20, 2017

New York securities attorney Darren Ofsink, once an active adviser to emerging growth companies seeking to go public through reverse mergers, pleaded guilty on Oct. 18 to one charge of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, for his role in the $86 million manipulation scheme of CodeSmart Holdings (ITEN).

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Securities Litigator Robert Weber Moves to Sheppard Mullin

By Staff Writer | September 1, 2017

Robert D. Weber has joined the Century City office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a partner in the firm's Business Trial practice group.  Weber joins from DLA Piper.

Enforcement

Ironridge Quits 3(a)(10) Deals and Settles SEC Action for $4.4M

By Teri Buhl | August 18, 2017

Ironridge Global Partners has settled a two-year-old enforcement action with the Securities and Exchange Commission over its use of a previously obscure cause of the bankruptcy code to provide equity financing to distressed microcaps. Without admitting guilt, the fund managers agreed to one count of failing to register as a broker-dealer, and will pay $4.4 million in disgorgement penalties.

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Arrests in Alleged PnD Halt Reg CF Offering of Food Truck Franchisor

By Teri Buhl | July 26, 2017

An equity crowdfunding offering by a food truck franchiser has been withdrawn after federal authorities arrested 14 individuals who are accused of being part of a sophisticated ring that manipulated the company’s stock when it traded on the OTCQB from 2014 to 2015. The Reg CF offering by The Grilled Cheese Truck was listed on FlashFunders, owned by Boustead Securities of Irvine, Calif.

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    FAT Brands Starts Strong on Nasdaq

    On a side street off Times Square brokers and traders lined up earlier this week for a rare treat outside of Nasdaq’s Manhattan market center: free Fatburgers. Mark Elenowitz, the investment banker behind the $24 million Regulation A capital raise of FAT Brands, was glowing with pride. FAT Brands opening IPO day was here and market interest had driven the stock to open above the $12 Reg A offer price. The first trade sold at $12.80 and the stock soared to $13.99 in the morning hours. Elenowitz and his team at Tripoint Global Equities had worked all weekend to ensure the 2 million shares sold cleared the DTC (Depository Trust Company) and the hundreds of retail investors who bought stock through Tripoint’s online crowdfunding portal, BANQ, had their shares in their retail accounts available to trade immediately. FAT Brands is controlled by Andy Wiederhorn, head of the investment firm Fog Cutter Capital Group. The Southern California burger joint Fatburger, often touted by Hollywood celebrities, was started by Lovie Yancey and Charles Simpson. Yancey first opened a three-seater burger stand in the late 1940s in front of her house in South Central Los Angeles. FAT Brands, which stands for Fresh-Authentic-Tasty, owns multiple franchise chains focused on American food served in a fast casual setting. Fatburger is a 65-year-old company fashioned as a self-serve burger joint that competes with In-n-Out and Shake Shack (SHAK). Buffalo’s Café was founded in Roswell, Ga. in 1985, and is known for its chicken wings with 13 different sauces. And the company’s newest acquisition, Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouse, is a chain started in 1963 by Dan Blocker, who was known for his role as Hoss Cartwright in the TV western series Bonanza. CLICK HEADLINE FOR MORE>>

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    FAT Brands Readies Close of $24M APO

    Fast-casual dining franchise company FAT Brands expects to close it’s $24 million Reg A offering as soon as Oct. 20, according to company insiders. The quick closing follows reports that the company attracted millions of committed capital on its first day after the Securities and Exchange Commission qualified the offering on October 3. The owner of Fatburger and Buffalo’s Café is selling two million shares at $12, with a minimum investment of $500, from institutional and retail investors. The deal is being sold by Tripoint Global Securities as the exclusive bookrunner.

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    Zacks Small Cap Research Head and Banker Charged with Insider Trading

    The broker-dealer division of Chicago-based Zacks Investment Research, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failure to supervise staff who traded on non-public material information. The action is a blow to the nascent Reg A research market, where Zacks has been the first and only traditional sell-side broker to offer equity research on Reg A issuers.

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