- 4 - approximately 26 years. Prior to his retirement from the IDF in 1974, Mr. Yaakov served as chief of research and development. Mr. Yaakov met with Mr. Slavitt, an investment banker, in June 1984. Mr. Yaakov and Mr. Slavitt decided to form I-Tech as a limited partnership to fund research projects of four startup Israeli companies that were previously funded by Advanced Technology Associates, L.P. (ATA), as well as a fifth Israeli company. Pursuant to a Confidential Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) dated August 6, 1984, 68 units in the limited partnership were offered for sale to investors. The limited partnership interests were offered in units of $100,000 each.8 In Mr. Slavitt’s promotional letter to prospective investors, he stated, in part: I-Tech R&D Limited Partnership will provide the funding for research and development of five separate R&D projects which will be included in our limited partnership. * * * * * * * The Limited Partners’s cash investment will be spread over four calendar years and will produce the following approximate tax losses per $100,000 unit: Cash Invested Tax Loss 1984 $28,200 $64,860 1985 39,726 80,103 1986 26,180 53,695 1987 5,894 11,906 8Petitioner purchased a one-half share for $50,000.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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