DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Civitas Capital Group, a leading independent specialty asset management and financial services firm with operating divisions focused on Alternative Investments, EB-5 Funds and Wealth Management, today announced that the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved the establishment of the Civitas Denver Regional Center.

Congress created the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program in 1992, facilitating residency and citizenship applications for foreign nationals willing to invest significant capital in the United States and create permanent, high-quality jobs in their locality. The Civitas Denver Regional Center is approved to bring EB-5 capital to development and businesses throughout the Denverarea, including all of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties.

Civitas’ Chief Executive Officer Dan Healy said, “Since our inception, we’ve never deviated from our mission of providing global investors with high-quality investment opportunities in America. This new regional center in Denver is aligned with our long-term goals and enables us to expand our offering in a new geographic region. We’re eager to build strong relationships with local top-tier developers to play an influential role in the economic growth and development of the Denver area.”

Through its EB-5 Funds division, Civitas is currently manages several Regional Centers covering a number of major U.S. markets, which have funded or are in the process of funding hundreds of millions of EB-5 capital and creating thousands of jobs. Civitas is also the exclusive EB-5 partner for several Texas cities, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Laredo, and El Paso.

“We’re really excited about the opportunity to bring EB-5 capital to Denver-area projects,” stated Civitas’ Managing Director Jim Crigler. “Our seasoned team evaluates every investment opportunity from every angle with an acute focus on aligning the interests of our investors and developer partners.”

About Civitas Capital Group

Civitas Capital Group (“Civitas”) is an independent specialty asset management and financial services firm with operating divisions focused on Alternative Investments, EB-5 Funds and Wealth Management. Civitas evaluates the truth that lies at the core of every investment. We dig deeper, using a rigorous process to evaluate investment opportunities from every angle.

For more information about Civitas, please visit www.civitascapital.com, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/CivitasCG or find us on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/civitas-capital-group

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