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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill exempts from&nbsp;securities registration requirements certain merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold. However, this exemption shall not apply to certain brokers, including those that provide financing related to the transfer of ownership, engage on behalf of any party in a transaction involving specified shell companies, or are subject to suspension or revocation of registration.</p>]]></text>
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