[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16482-16483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8214]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[License No. 03/73-0220]


Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption 
Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Acts, 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 
security financing to D.C. Retail I, Inc., 55 Carter Drive, Edison, NJ 
08817. The financing is contemplated for working capital and expansion 
of the business.
    The financing is brought within the purview of Sec. 107.730(a)(1) 
of the Regulations because Meridian Venture Partners and MVP 
Distribution Partners, Associates of Meridian Venture Partners

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II, L.P., currently owns greater than 10 percent of D.C. Retail I, Inc. 
and therefore D.C. Retail I, Inc., is considered an Associate of 
Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P. as defined in Sec. 107.50 of 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: March 8, 2002.
Harry E. Haskins,
Acting Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. 02-8214 Filed 4-4-02; 8:45 am]
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