[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 42353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17516]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Ascent Venture Partners IV-A, L.P., License No. 01/01-0404; 
Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business 
Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

    Notice is hereby given that Ascent Venture Partners IV-A, L.P., 255 
State Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, a Federal Licensee under the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in 
connection with the sale of its interests in four small concerns, 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). Ascent 
Venture Partners IV-A, L.P. proposes to sell a portion of its interests 
in the four small concerns to a secondary buyer (``Buyer''). The Buyer 
will pay the management company of Ascent Venture Partners IV-A, L.P. 
an annual fee to monitor the assets for the Buyer.
    The transaction is brought within the purview of Sec.  107.730 of 
the Regulations because the management company of Ascent Venture 
Partners IV-A, L.P. is an Associate of Ascent Venture Partners IV-A, 
L.P.
    Therefore, this transaction is considered a self-deal pursuant to 
13 CFR 107.730 and requires an exemption. Notice is hereby given that 
any interested person may submit written comments on the transaction 
within fifteen days of the date of this publication to Associate 
Administrator for Investment, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 
Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416.

    Dated: June 27, 2012.
Sean J. Greene,
Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. 2012-17516 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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