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

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 62204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29911]


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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.
    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 November 30, 1999.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior 
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001:
    1. Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG, Munich, Germany; to acquire 
20 percent of Babcock & Brown LP, and Babcock & Brown Operating 
Partnership LP, two limited partnerships being formed by Babcock & 
Brown Holdings Inc, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Babcock & Brown 
Inc, all of San Francisco, California, and thereby engage in providing 
lending and equity financing services, pursuant to Secs.  225.28(b)(1), 
and (b)(2) of Regulation Y; in providing leasing services, pursuant to 
Sec.  225.28(b)(3) of Regulation Y; providing financial and investment 
advisory services, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(6) of Regulation Y; 
providing securities brokerage, private placement and other agency 
transactional services, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(7) of Regulation Y; 
and in providing management consulting services, pursuant to Sec.  
225.28(b)(9)(i) of Regulation Y. These activities will be conducted 
worldwide.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 10, 
1999.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 99-29911 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]
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