[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15996]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[License No. 04/04-0298]


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

    Notice is hereby given that Harbert Mezzanine Partners II SBIC, 
L.P., 2100 Third Avenue North, Suite 600, Birmingham, Alabama, 35203, 
Federal Licensees 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). Harbert Mezzanine Partners II SBIC, L.P. provided 
financing to Optical Experts Manufacturing, Inc., 8500 South Tyron 
Street, Charlotte, NC 28273. The financing was contemplated for working 
capital purposes.
    The financing is brought within the purview of Sec.  107.730(a)(1) 
of the Regulations because Harbinger Mezzanine Partners, L.P., an 
Associate of Harbert Mezzanine Partners II SBIC, L.P., owns more than 
ten percent of Optical Experts Manufacturing, Inc. Therefore, this 
transaction is considered a financing of an Associate requiring 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 the Acting Associate Administrator for Investment, 
U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20416.

John R. Williams,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Investment & 
Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2015-15996 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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