Free instructions to filling out Articles of Organization ... 1. Fill out an http://www.formllcforfree.net 2012-02-22T21:07:05+01:00 text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/case-dismissed-against-battea-class-action-services-llc.html Battea – Class Action Services, LLC, the industry’s leading provider of securities class action recovery services for institutional investors, announced that a New York Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Company in New York by Infinity Financial Partners, Inc. and its principal, Jeff Doria. In its lawsuit, Infinity had claimed that Battea was obligated to pay Infinity and Doria certain client referral fees. However, Justice O. Peter Sherwood of the Supreme Court of New York, in Manhattan, disagreed and ordered dismissal of all of Infinity’s claims against the Company on the grounds that it had not entered into the referenced contract with Infinity or Doria. As a result, the Court held that the Company had no obligation to pay any monies to Infinity or Doria. This is not the first time a lawsuit filed by Infinity and Doria against the Company has been dismissed. Infinity’s prior lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the Southern District of New York were also dismissed in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Peter K. Hansen, Chairman of the Company stated, “Our Company has an impeccable record and in its ten year history has never been sued in any other matters. This was nothing short of an opportunistic suit that became a nuisance for the Company. We are gratified that the Court recognized that Infinity’s and Doria’s claims against Battea-Class Action Services were baseless and without any merit.” About Battea - Class Action Services, LLC (www.battea.com): Through its proprietary technology platform, The Claims Engine?, Battea – Class Action Services optimizes class action settlement award recovery across all asset classes for more than 200 institutional investors, including hedge funds, asset management firms, sovereign and pension funds, endowments and family offices. The Company provides a full-service solution for the... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/cwcapital-llc-acquires-citibank-loan-servicing-portfolio.html CWCapital LLC (CW), a subsidiary of CW Financial Services LLC, and a full-service, national lender to the multifamily real estate industry, today announced its acquisition of servicing rights for a $2.6 billion small loan portfolio from Citibank (Citi). The portfolio is comprised of approximately 2,200 Fannie Mae multifamily loans with an average UPB of $1.2 million. The transaction increases CW’s loan servicing portfolio to approximately $16 billion. The firm will service the loans through its newly created Small Loan Servicing Group, based out of the Needham, MA loan servicing headquarters. Gardner Hall, Managing Director and head of CW’s Primary Loan Servicing Group, will oversee the new portfolio. Several highly experienced staff members have been assigned to the Small Loan Servicing Group, which will be led by Brian McGrath, Vice President and a 13-year industry veteran. CW is in process of hiring additional, experienced staff to round out the team. CW also announced it will launch a small loan origination team during the first quarter of 2012. Located in CW’s Irvine, CA office, the team will serve CW’s new small loan client base as well as develop third-party business, initially focusing on the west coast markets. Michael Berman, President and CEO of CWCapital, stated, “We are pleased to complete this transaction and to enter into the multifamily small loan market. We have a highly proficient staff committed to providing best in class service and I am confident our expertise in loan servicing will provide a smooth transition for the borrowers. I am equally confident that our expertise in multifamily financing will ensure the successful launch of our new small loan originations platform.” “Citi’s decision to sell the portfolio is consistent with its strategy of reducing assets in Citi Holdings, Citi Group’s portfolio of non-core operating businesses and assets. Citi will continue... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/inforonics-grows-into-inforonics-global-services-llc.html Inforonics today announced the acquisition of Inforonics LLC and the rebranding and launch of Inforonics Global Services, LLC. The management buyout was completed in conjunction with a private investment group. The private investors will be adding Inforonics’ U.S.-based, award-winning IT service management and branded technical support expertise to its global portfolio of investments in technology and service delivery capabilities. The new Inforonics Global Services will benefit from relationships with significantly larger consulting and sales & marketing resources with immediate additional domain expertise and reach into financial services, government and healthcare, telecommunications and utilities, manufacturing, distribution and retail verticals. The combined talents, experience, and network of the existing Inforonics management team and the new investment team will provide current and future clients with a partner that is not only expert in IT, but expert in their industries. This combination of business knowledge and technology expertise will allow Inforonics Global Services to help their clients today as well as help them adapt as their industries change. Bruce Mills, will continue as Inforonics’ President & COO and become a Board member of the new company. Mills is delighted with the win-win results of the change and the potential of the new partnership between Inforonics and its investors. Mills adds, “This is just the right move for Inforonics at this time. We had been growing as fast as our sales and marketing would allow. We now have worldwide consulting resources at our disposal to increase our sales and marketing reach and our investors can offer their clients and prospects our award-winning managed services and technical support services. The new ownership and management structure of Inforonics Global Services offers its clients and employees real and unlimited new opportunities.” About Inforonics Global Services ( www.inforonics.com ) For nearly 50 years, Littleton Mass-based Inforonics has been helping... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/llc-for-broker-dealer-services.html Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC, (SPF), a full-service broker dealer and Registered Investment Adviser providing customized investment, wealth management and insurance solutions to the financial industry, announces its newest investment program client, Fremont Bank. SPF will provide a full range of broker dealer support for the regional bank’s thriving investment program and 19 branches across Northern California. Founded in 1964, Fremont bank is one of the oldest independently owned and managed banks in the Bay Area. Its investment program, established in 1996, has seen impressive growth under Fremont Director of Financial Services Ron Flaiani. The program serves more than 2300 investment clients and holds approximately $310 Million in assets under management. Flaiani, who has nine different securities licenses, will serve as the Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction (OSJ). “We appreciate the review undertaken by Ron and his team to find the best broker dealer option for the bank’s program and are honored to be selected as Fremont’s new broker dealer,” said SPF Chief Executive Officer Valorie Seyfert. “We look forward to helping their investment program reach the next level of success.” Fremont switched to SPF after its previous broker dealer was acquired by a larger entity, creating multiple changes for the bank program. “Moving broker dealers is not something anyone wants to do,” explains Flaiani. “But since we were going through some adjustments anyway, we saw it as a good opportunity to see what other options were out there. We did our due diligence and were very impressed with SPF. It was neither too big nor too small, and we were truly impressed with the company’s technology and the professionalism of its staff.” Working with Flaiani are three investment advisors, several platform representatives, one junior advisor, and an experienced team of back office support associates. Flaiani describes the SPF conversion team as... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/lp-and-sorrento-pacific-financial-llc.html Sister companies CUSO Financial Services, LP (CFS) and Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC (SPF) have expanded their shared management teams and resources to more effectively deliver best practices and support services to their investment programs in the credit union and regional banking industries. The two broker dealers, which share management and back office resources, have expanded their support teams to include two new program development managers and four regional program managers (RPMs). The new position, program development manager, was created to work with senior executives at the financial institutions to match the needs of each institution with the broker dealers’ core service and product offerings to increase profitability. Don Williams, with more than 14 years of industry experience has served in several internal program development roles for CFS and SPF for the past five years. Previously, he was with a large, national broker-dealer where he worked in several capacities, including as financial institution services representative, corporate trainer and advisory services representative. Williams will take on broader responsibilities with his promotion to program development manager of the Western region. His counterpart, Scott Duggleby, newly joins CFS and SPF as program development manager assigned to the Eastern region. Duggleby previously served as national sales management vice president for a large brokerage firm and has been a partner at a consultancy, where he developed the bank sales integration and consulting curriculum and was responsible for leading sales of management consulting software. Valorie Seyfert, president and CEO of both CFS and SPF, said, “We performed extensive searches for the right talent to expand our program development services. Don is a proven member of our team and is widely respected for his leadership and industry knowledge. Scott will be a strong asset for us and will help us deliver on our promise of program support across... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/maxim-partners-llc-acquires-oilfield-services-provider-pipe-maintenance.html Maxim Partners, LLC announced the acquisition of Pipe Maintenance, Inc. (“PMI” or the “Company”) in partnership with management. Senior credit facilities were provided by Cadence Bank, N.A. through its energy services team led by Ross Bartley. Based in Kilgore, Texas, PMI is a leading provider of inspection, repair, maintenance and asset management services for oil country tubular goods and down-hole tools. Customers include oilfield services companies, drilling contractors and E&P companies. PMI continues to operate under the leadership of founders Chris Geddie, Tom Akins and Mike White and welcomes the addition of Curtis Crane as CFO. The Company has appointed Sealy Morris, President of Rotary Drilling Tools USA, LP, and K. Rick Turner, former Senior Managing Director and head of private equity for The Stephens Group, to its new Board of Directors. “Pipe Maintenance is highly enthusiastic about partnering with Maxim. The recapitalization accelerates our efforts to become a global industry leader through key acquisitions of like-minded companies, targeted geographic expansion and the introduction of new technologies and services,” stated Chris Geddie, co-founder of PMI. “At the same time, our customers can expect to receive the same high quality, 24/7 service they have been accustomed to since our founding in 1998.” Ryan Franco, partner and Co-Founder of Maxim, commented “PMI’s customer service culture, record of profitable growth, and industry relationships serve as a strong foundation for a buy-and-build platform. Maxim and the Board will support PMI’s entrepreneurial vision with patient capital, strategic guidance, business development resources and sharing of operational best practices. We are thrilled to partner with PMI’s founders to generate a successful long-term outcome for all of the Company’s constituents.” Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. About Pipe Maintenance, Inc. To learn more about PMI and its new oilfield lifecycle tubular management system, please visit www.pipemaintenanceus.com and... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/modeco-systems-llc.html Mission Statement Our mission is to provide proven cost-reducing software tools to the service industry and to partner with our clients to integrate these tools into the way they currently do business. Modeco provides our customers with the ability to automate their business process of tracking field time and production data to produce additional profit on the bottom line. To be ahead of the competition, to become lean, streamlined and more efficient, TimeScape? from Modeco is a perfect solution. Our goal is to obtain that confidence that we are committed to the improvement in this business critical process through a dedicated partnership between our customer and Modeco Systems. Modeco Systems, LLC W208 N16975 N. Center St. Jackson, WI 53037 Phone: 866-677-8184 Fax: (262) 677-8186 Web site: www.modecosystems.com E-mail: sales@modecosystems.com TimeScape? is a mobile production tracking system that streamlines the collection and flow of field information. With the use of barcodes and pocket-sized scanners, each crew tracks properties served, tasks performed and materials consumed as it occurs in real time. The information is then uploaded into TimeScape? via a PC or Smart Phone, which makes it easy for branch offices, field offices, direct-reports and subcontractors. No more manual data entry! Better yet, no more illegible log sheets or time cards. TimeScape? has dozens of reports instantly showing what is happening in the field and has the capability of passing this information into your accounting/billing/payroll systems. Imagine, for snow and ice-management work, how great it would be to have every piece of information you need for invoicing and payroll after a snow event by the time the last truck gets back to the shop. TimeScape? can do that and much more. In addition to TimeScape? mobile time tracking Software Solutions from Modeco cover asset management and inventory management. Modeco offers the perfect solution for the green industry to increase... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/select-energy-services-acquires-recovered-water-industries-llc.html Select Energy Services, LLC (“Select”), a water solutions, oilfield service and supply company headquartered in Houston, TX, today announced the acquisition of Recovered Water Industries, LLC (“RWI”), a Gainesville, TX-based company specializing in water transfer services in the Marcellus Shale. The acquisition of RWI brings complementary services to Select’s existing Marcellus operations and will assist in advancing Select’s market share in the region. “Since the initiation of RWI’s operations in the Marcellus Shale two years ago, the company has become characterized by quality service and strong customer base in its water transfer, rental equipment and environmental services,” said John Schmitz, CEO of Select. “Thus, the broadening of Select’s customer base and the bolstering of existing services will make the acquisition of RWI prove to be quite beneficial for Select over both the short and long terms.” Select Energy Services is working to position itself as the leading provider of water solution services in the Marcellus Shale and with the acquisition of RWI, it is moving closer to its goal by growing its regional footprint. About Select Energy Services Select Energy Services, LLC, is an oil and gas service company with operations in the Permian Basin, Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Barnett, Fayetteville, Woodford, Granite Wash, Niobrara and Bakken formations. The company is a leading provider of Water Solutions and Environmental, Well Completions and Intervention, and Facilities Engineering and Construction services. For more information, please visit www.selectenergyservices.com. text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/us-bancorp-fund-services-launches-fourth-shared-trust.html U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC launched its fourth Multiple Series Trust (MST) for investment management firms to support their mutual fund products. The fourth MST was effective as of May 26, 2011. The newest trust, called Managed Portfolio Series (MPS), continues U.S. Bancorp Fund Services’ tradition and growth in the shared trust market. “We are excited to be able to expand our MST offering and provide our clients with the highest level of products and services necessary for them to be successful in this competitive landscape. Our culture and work ethic drive us to deliver what it takes to support each individual client from start-ups to mature fund families,” said Joe Redwine, president of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services. “This latest MST continues to showcase our ability to provide best-in-class services to a wide variety of asset managers.” U.S. Bancorp Fund Services’ four shared trusts have $12.585 billion in mutual fund assets, 103 participating funds, 145 classes, and 56 different advisers, positioning them as a leader and expert in offering shared trusts. U.S. Bancorp Fund Services is among the first providers to offer shared trusts, and since 1992, have grown to offer four separate shared trusts. “With extensive experience in the multiple series trusts market and more than 40 years of mutual fund expertise, we have been able to offer our clients solutions for successfully growing their portfolios in today’s complex mutual fund environment. We expect this fourth MST to follow the tradition of growth set by our other series trusts,” said Jim Arnold, senior vice president, fund administration for U.S. Bancorp Fund Services and president of the MPS trust. MPS launched with three funds and $71 million in assets, with others funds working to begin the registration process. As part of the company’s MST family, the MPS trust dedicates a... text/html 2011-12-22T00:30:19+01:00 http://www.formllcforfree.net http://www.formllcforfree.net/general/us-bancorp-fund-services-llc-launches-exchange-traded-funds-service.html U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (USBFS) has announced the launch of its Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) service called ETF-FusionTM. With ETF-Fusion?, USBFS is now able to serve investment managers sponsoring either existing or startup ETF products, with consulting support including product development, implementation, and proprietary technology. “ETFs are the industry’s fastest growing segment and we are pleased to provide an innovative solution to support this unique product,” said Joe Redwine, president of USBFS. “With a full-service system, including distribution and custody support, we are offering something new and valuable to the industry.” ETF-FusionTM offers numerous benefits through two new systems and addresses the unique needs of an ETF: DASHTM (Direct Access to a Secure Hub) -- A trade application updated in real time that provides an automated interface between fund sponsors, distributors and authorized participants. Benefits include: Excel-enabled Web query order reports can be provided in real time. DASH? allows online management of both fixed and variable fees, as well as soft cut-offs on trades; Distributors, sponsors, and authorized participants receive automatic confirmations of trades and are able to quickly revise and make decisions through a live, online dashboard; All fax and Web orders are personally affirmed to reduce and mitigate risk; Impromptu holiday forecasting and automatically supports regular and reverse splits and; A dedicated service team which can provide technical support and create login credentials for various users. GeniusTM -- A central database contained within the core of USBFS’ fund accounting and inventory systems integrates all ETF applications. Benefits include: Benchmark data, fund data and order data are all directed and contained within the database; Portfolio Composition File (PCF), Intraday Indicative Value (IIV) and in-kind trade files are transmitted and received between the funds’ records, DASHTM, the DTCC/NSCC, the New York Stock Exchange (or alternate IIV agent), and the...