The attorneys at Eccleston Law have expanded their investigation of the LaeRoc Funds, including the LaeRoc 2002 Income Fund and the LaeRoc 2005-2006 Income Fund. Investors are encouraged to contact our attorneys to discuss their recovery options.
In addition to the notice of dissolution that was recently issued to investors in the LaeRoc 2002 Income Fund, L.P., Investment News recently reported that the Laeroc 2005-2006 Income Fund is seeking to raise up to $15 million to help reduce the $49 million of debt the fund has outstanding. In June, LaeRoc Partners, Inc. is reported to have isseud a "cash call" notification to investors who purchased the LaeRoc 2005-2006 Income Fund. Cash calls in a real estate fund in some cases can indicate that the fund could be in trouble. According to Investment News, the fund's lenders are considering foreclosure if new cash cannot be raised through the cash call.
According to its website,the LaeRoc Funds is a real estate investment firm managing over $650 million in assets in the last 23 years. The Company focuses on income producing properties in the western US with a concentration in southern California. The company has purportedly created 14 different real estate funds.
Some of the real estate funds that it has created include the following:
- LaeRoc 2002 Income Fund
- LaeRoc 2004-2005 Income Fund
- LaeRoc 2005-2006 Income Fund
- LaeRoc Edge Fund
- LaeRoc Income Fund 007
SEC filings reveal that the following broker-dealers may have helped the various LaeRoc Funds raise capital by soliciting (or intending to solicit) investors:
- Unison Capital Group
- Allegheny Investments, Ltd.
- Chauner Securities
- Capital Strategies Limited
- Gramercy Securities
- CommonWealth Equity Services
- CFG/H.Beck
- Kendrick, Stimpfig, & Ryu
- TriEqua Capital Corp.
- Manarin Securities Corp.
- Northstar Securities
- Hagen Securities
- American Investors Co.
- Burch & Co.
- La Salle Scurities
- Metropolitan Investment Securities
- Rushmore Securities
- Linsco Private Ledger (LPL)
- Empire Financial Group, Inc.
- May Management
- J.P. Turner & Company
- VSR Financial Services, Inc.
- CAPWEST SECURITIES, INC.
- Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation
Investors who have suffered losses investing in any of the LaeRoc Funds upon the recommendation of their broker or financial advisor may be able to recover their losses through securities arbitration.
If you have suffered losses investing any LaeRoc Fund or in the LaeRoc 2002 Income Fund, L.P. or the LaeRoc 2005-2006 Income Fund, please contact Eccleston Law Offices to discuss your recovery options at (312) 332-0000.
Eccleston Law represents individual and institutional investors nationwide to recover their investment losses caused by unsuitable investment recommendations, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence or other misconduct. We have extensive experience representing investors in arbitration and litigation disputes with securities broker-dealers and investment advisory firms, and have recovered tens of millions of dollars for investors.
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