Fortitude Group Inc., PRIMARQ and Bendigo Announce Strategic Partnership
July 29 2013 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Fortitude Group Inc., (OTC: FRTD) Primarq Inc. a 15% minority
holding of Fortitude with an option agreement in place to acquire a
total minority ownership stake of 30% today informs shareholders of
the following:
PRIMARQ Incorporated (www.primarq.com), a private capital market
system whose vision is to provide an improved model for housing
finance, announces a strategic partnership with Bendigo Securities
LLC, d/b/a CrowdClear (www.crowdclear.com). Under this agreement,
PRIMARQ and CrowdClear will collaborate on online investment
offerings in compliance with regulatory requirements and best
practices.
This partnership will enable PRIMARQ to take full advantage of
CrowdClear’s acumen in compliance with SEC and FINRA requirements
while maintaining its commitment to offering accredited investors
an institutional investment product. CrowdClear will allow
PRIMARQ’s market system approach to grow in a highly scalable,
regulatory-compliant manner.
“As capital markets evolve through the use of technology and new
methods of finance, PRIMARQ is excited to partner with the
CrowdClear team from Bendigo Partners, which has built its
franchise on disruptive approaches to the financial services
market,” stated Steve Cinelli, Founder and CEO of PRIMARQ. “While
we are on the verge of creating a paradigm shift in housing
finance, we clearly understand the needs, resources and
requirements necessary for a comprehensive, transparent, and
compliant investor experience. With the support of CrowdClear, we
intend to set the benchmark for online private investing.”
“In imagining the future of technology-enabled investing,
certainly from our roots at E*TRADE, we are thrilled to partner
with Steve and his team at PRIMARQ,” stated Steve Ferrando, CIO and
co-founder of CrowdClear. “Supporting PRIMARQ’s effort to
efficiently intermediate the next generation of real estate
financing is a compelling opportunity for us.”
Fortitude CEO Thomas J. Parilla commented “The strategic
partnership formed by Primarq and Bendigo puts the final piece of
the puzzle together and answers the question asked by shareholders
related to the regulatory compliance of Primarq. These two entities
are perfectly matched, managed by strong experienced leadership and
have a common goal of revolutionizing the way Real Estate is
monetized by taking it from its current operation model of a debt
industry to an equity industry.”
About:
PRIMARQ is a capital market system that enables accredited
investors to invest equity funds alongside homebuyers and
homeowners in the purchase and refinancing of owner-occupied
residential real estate. In recognizing the systemic problem of
excessive debt, PRIMARQ was conceived to bring fresh risk-based
capital into the housing segment of the domestic and global
economies. Its goal is to enable broader homeownership through more
prudent financing methods while offering the investment community
an efficient, transparent, and informed way to gain exposure to one
of the largest asset classes, residential real estate.
About:
CrowdClear delivers technology, services and expertise to
funding portals to facilitate financial transactions between
investors and issuers. The company’s regulatory-compliant platform
supports funding portals’ objective to connect high quality
entrepreneurs with accredited investors. Bendigo Securities LLC
d/b/a CrowdClear is a registered broker-dealer and member
FINRA/SIPC and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bendigo
Partners.
About:
Fortitude Group Inc. is a diversified company with investments
in multiple sectors of the economy, targeting joint ventures,
wholly owned subsidiaries and or majority/minority positions that
cross various market segments with the goal of creating a quality
company that builds intrinsic value for its shareholders.
Safe Harbor:
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual
results to differ materially from those projected in such
statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
made and are not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no
obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements.
Contact:Kent ThomasInvestor Relations- Sterling CapitolPhone:
(631) 824-7661Email: IR-FRTD@sterlingcapitol.net
Investor Relations- Sterling CapitolKent Thomas,
631-824-7661IR-FRTD@sterlingcapitol.net
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