[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24817]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Licensee No. 03/73-0220]


Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption 
Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of 
Interest

    Notice is hereby given that Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P., 259 
Radnor Chester Road, Suite 140, Radnor, PA 19087, a Federal Licensee 
under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (the 
``Act''), in connection with the financing of a small concern, has 
sought an exemption under section 312 of the Act and section 107.730, 
Financings which Constitute Conflicts of Interest of the Small Business 
Administration (``SBA'') rules and regulations (13 CFR 107.730 (2000)). 
Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P. proposes to provide equity/debt 
financing to Dorland Data Networks, L.P., 1500 Walnut Street, Suite 
1000, Philadelphia, PA 19102. The purpose of the financing is to 
provide additional working capital and to reduce debt.
    The financing is brought within the purview of Sec. 107.730(a)(1) 
of the Regulations because Meridian Venture Partners, an Associate of 
Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P., currently owns greater than 10 
percent of Dorland Data Networks, L.P., and therefore, Dorland Data 
Networks, L.P., is considered an Associate of Meridian Venture Partners 
II, L.P. as defined in Sec. 107.50 or the regulations.
    Notice is hereby given that any interested person may submit 
written comments on the transaction to the Associate Administrator for 
Investment, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20416.

    Dated: September 20, 2000.
Don A. Christensen,
Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. 00-24817 Filed 9-26-00; 8:45 am]
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