[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57576-57577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19921]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking 
Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible 
Nonbanking Activities

    The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 
4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and 
Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire or 
control voting securities or assets of a company, including the 
companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a 
subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in 
Sec.  225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has 
determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible 
for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities 
will be conducted throughout the United States.
    Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 
indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the 
offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their 
views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the 
standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all 
bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information 
Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be 
received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of 
Governors not later than October 24, 2007.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Anne MacEwen, Bank 
Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001:

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    1. Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Holdings Limited, and 
Standard Chartered Bank, all of London, United Kingdom; to acquire 
Harrison Lovegrove & Co. Limited, London, England, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Harrison Lovegrove Americas L.P., Houston, Texas, 
and thereby engage in providing advice in connection with mergers, 
acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures, leveraged 
buyouts, recapitalizations, capital structurings, financing 
transactions and similar transactions, and conducting financial 
feasibility studies in accordance with Section 225.28(b)(6)(iii); and 
acting as agent for the private placement of securities, pursuant to 
Section 225.28(b)(7)(iii), both of Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited 
VIII, both of Lansing, Michigan; to acquire 51 percent of the voting 
shares of Community Bank of Lincoln (in organization), Lincoln, 
Nebraska, and thereby operate a savings association, pursuant to 
section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Comment on this application 
must be received by November 5, 2007.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 4, 
2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7-19921 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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