Cases / Investment funds & advisory
James Robinson, David Kennedy, Renwick Haddow
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- Company / entity
- United Property Group, Bar Works Inc., Bitcoin Store Inc., InCrowd Equity Inc.
- Industry
- Co-working space lease investments (Bar Works)
- How investors were recruited
- Recruited sales agents through UPG (Spain-based) to sell Bar Works workspace leases
- Pitch & red flags
- Offering documents named fictitious CEO "Jonathan Black" with "an extensive background in finance and past success with start-up companies"
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