[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 64 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17467-17468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-738]


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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., 201 
King of Prussia Road, Suite 240, 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 (2003)). 
Meridian Venture Partners II, L.P. proposes to provide equity/debt 
security financing to Rufus, Inc. (f/k/a Woof & Company, f/k/a D.C. 
Retail, 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 II, 
L.P., currently owns greater than 10 percent of Rufus, Inc. and 
therefore Rufus, 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,

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409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416.

Jeffrey D. Pierson,
Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. E4-738 Filed 4-1- 04; 8:45 am]
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