70 FR 183 pg. 55655 - Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 183Page: 55655
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-18888 Filed 9-21-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Small Business Administration
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest
Notice is hereby given that Harbert Mezzanine Partners SBIC II, L.P. ("Applicant"), One Riverchase Parkway South, Birmingham, AL 35244, an SBIC Applicant 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 (2004)). Harbert Mezzanine Partners SBIC II, L.P. proposes to provide financing in the form of subordinated debt and Series B convertible preferred stock to Optical Experts Manufacturing, Inc. ("OEM"), 8500 Tyron Street, Charlotte, NC 28273. The proceeds will be used to finance the recapitalization of OEM.
This investment requires an exemption from the prohibitions in 13 CFR 107.730, Conflicts of Interest, because OEM is an Associate of the Applicant by virtue of the greater than 10 percent ownership interest held by Harbinger Mezzanine Partners, L.P. ("Harbinger").
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.
Jaime Guzman-Fournier,
Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. 05-18888 Filed 9-21-05; 8:45 am]
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