Comments on Proposed Rule:
Definition of Eligible Portfolio Company under the Investment Company Act of 1940

[Release No. IC-26647; File No. S7-37-04]

Comments in Response to Reproposed Rule Release No. IC-27539, October 25, 2006

• David Starr, Principal, Williams Jensen PLLC, Attorneys at Law, Washington, District of Columbia, January 10, 2008 (File name: s73704-43.pdf)
   
• Michael J. Ryan, Jr., Executive Director and Senior Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, October 19, 2007 (File name: s73704-42.pdf)
   
• Memorandum from the Office of Commissioner Paul Atkins regarding a meeting with representatives of Allied Capital and Williams & Jensen, September 25, 2007 (File name: s73704-41.pdf)
   
• David A. Starr, Williams & Jensen, PLLC, May 30, 2007 (File name: s73704-39.pdf)
   
• David A. Starr, Williams & Jensen, PLLC, April 19, 2007 (File name: s73704-38.pdf)
   
• Memorandum from the Office of Commissioner Paul Atkins regarding a meeting with representatives of American Capital, March 14, 2007 (File name: s73704-35.pdf)
   
• Richard M. Whiting, Executive Director and General Counsel, The Financial Services Roundtable, Washington, D.C., January 3, 2007 (File name: rmwhiting4846.pdf)
   
• Sandra Matrick Forman, Esq., General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Harris & Harris Group, Inc, New York, New York, January 3, 2007 (File name: s73704-35.pdf)
   
• John H. Homier, President and CEO, NGP Capital Resources Company, Houston, Texas, January 2, 2007 (File name: jhhomier3947.pdf)
   
• Gordon Swartz, Corporate Secretary, Apollo Investment Corporation, January 2, 2007 (File name: s73704-33.pdf)
   
• Michael J. Arougheti, President, Ares Capital Corporation, January 2, 2007 (File name: s73704-32.pdf)
   
• Steven F. Tunney, President and CEO, MCG Capital Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, December 27, 2006 (File name: sftunney8358.pdf)
   
• Joan M. Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer, Allied Capital Corporation, December 21, 2006 (File name: jmsweeney2870.pdf)
   
• Samuel A. Flax, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, American Capital Strategies, Ltd., Bethesda, Maryland, December 21, 2006 (File name: saflax6594.pdf)
   
• David A. Starr, Williams and Jensen, PLLC, December 18, 2006 (File name: s73704-28.pdf)
   
• David C. Chavern, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., December 8, 2006 (File name: dcchavern7055.pdf)
   
• Jerome Joondeph, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel, ThinkEquity Partners LLC, December 6, 2006 (File name: s73704-26.htm)
   
• Becky Schroeder, November 28, 2006 (File name: bschroeder2813.htm)
   
• Kathryn Ellis, November 28, 2006 (File name: kellis2111.htm)
   
• William J. Kridel, Jr., Managing Director, Ferghana Partners Inc., November 8, 2006 (File name: s73704-23.pdf)
   
• David Gladstone, Chairman and CEO, The Gladstone Companies, McLean, Virginia, November 2, 2006 (File name: dgladstone3035.pdf)

Comments in Response to Proposed Rule Release No. IC-26647, November 1, 2004

• Comments have been received from individuals and entities using a variety of Letter Types:

• Letter Type A:

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• Charles E. Schumer and Robert Menendez, Members of Congress, April 24, 2006 (File name: s73704-44.pdf)
   
• David A. Starr, Williams & Jensen, PLLC, February 17, 2006 (File name: williamsjensen021706.pdf)
   
• David Chavern, Vice President and Chief of Staff, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, December 13, 2005 (File name: chavern121305.pdf)
   
• Michael G. Oxley, Chairman, Committee on Financial Services; Richard H. Baker, Chairman, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises; and Sue W. Kelly, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, November 15, 2005 (File name: s73704-18.pdf)
   
• Memorandum from the Division of Investment Management regarding a June 8, 2005 meeting with attorneys representing Allied Capital Corporation, dated November 15, 2005 (File name: memo111505.pdf)
   
• Nydia Velazquez, Member of Congress, November 14, 2005 (File name: s73704-19.pdf)
   
• Richard M. Whiting, Executive Director and General Counsel, The Financial Services Roundtable, June 22, 2005 (File name: rmwhiting062205.pdf)
   
• David A. Starr, Williams & Jensen, PLLC, January 7, 2005 (File name: williamsjensen010705.pdf)
   
• Shearman & Sterling LLP, January 7, 2005 (File name: shearman010705.pdf)
   
• Samuel A. Flax, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, American Capital Strategies Ltd., January 7, 2005 (File name: saflax010705.pdf)
   
• David T. Hirschmann, Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, January 7, 2005 (File name: dthirschmann010705.pdf)
   
• Joan M. Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer, Allied Capital Corporation, January 7, 2005 (File name: alliedcapital010705.pdf)
   
• Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, UTEK Corporation, January 7, 2005 (File name: utek010705.pdf)
   
• David Gladstone, Chairman, Gladstone Capital Corp., January 6, 2005 (File name: gladstone010605.pdf)
   
• Amy B.R. Lancellotta, Senior Counsel, Investment Company Institute, January 6, 2005 (File name: ici010605.pdf)
   
• Sue Kelly, Member of Congress, and Nydla Velazquez, Member of Congress, January 5, 2005 (File name: s73704-14.pdf)
   
• Dixie L. Johnson, Committee Chair, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Business Law Section, American Bar Association, January 5, 2005 (File name: ababls010505.pdf)
   
• Thompson & Knight, LLP, January 4, 2005 (File name: thompson010405.pdf)
   
• Tania King, Associate General Counsel, Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC, January 1, 2005 (File name: advantage010105.pdf)
   
• William R. Thomas, President and Chairman, Capital Southwest Corporation, December 28, 2004 (File name: s73704-3.pdf)
   
• Air Evac Lifeteam, December 24, 2004 (File name: s73704-2.pdf)
   

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