In the Matter of Gravity Capital Partners, LLC, 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1900, Greenwood Village, CO 80111; Notice of Intention To Cancel Registration Pursuant to Section 203(h) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)
Notices
Pages 7620-7621
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FR Doc No: 2012-3224
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Release No. 3369; February 7, 2012; File No.: 801-71579
In the Matter of Gravity Capital Partners, LLC, 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1900, Greenwood Village, CO 80111; Notice of Intention To Cancel Registration Pursuant to Section 203(h) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Notice is given that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') intends to issue an order, pursuant to Section 203(h) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ``Act''), cancelling the registration of Gravity Capital Partners, LLC, hereinafter referred to as the registrant.
Section 203(h) provides, in pertinent part, that if the Commission finds that any person registered under Section 203, or who has pending an application for registration filed under that section, is no longer in existence, is not engaged in business as an investment adviser, or is prohibited from registering as an investment adviser under section 203A,
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the Commission shall by order, cancel the registration of such person.
The registrant indicated on its most recent Form ADV filing that it is relying on section 203A(a)(1)(A) of the Act to register with the Commission, which prior to September 19, 2011 prohibited an investment adviser from registering with the Commission unless it maintained assets under management of at least $25 million. Effective September 19, 2011, Congress increased the assets under management threshold under section 203A of the Advisers Act to prohibit an investment adviser from registering with the Commission if it is required to be registered in the state in which it maintains its principal office and place of business and has assets under management between $25 million and $100 million. Accordingly, an adviser currently registered with the Commission generally is required to withdraw from registration when its assets under management fall below $90 million, unless the adviser is not required to register in the state where it maintains its principal office and place of business.\1\
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\1\ Section 203A of the Act generally prohibits an investment adviser from registering with the Commission unless it meets certain requirements. See Advisers Act section 203A(a)(2)(B)(ii) (amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010)); Advisers Act rule 203A-
1(a); Rules Implementing Amendments to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act Release No. 3221 (June 22, 2011), available at http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2011/ia-3221.pdf.
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The registrant is prohibited from registering as an investment adviser under section 203A of the Act because the Commission believes, based on the facts it has, that the registrant did not at the time of the Form ADV filing, and does not currently, maintain the required assets under management to remain registered with the Commission. Accordingly, the Commission believes that reasonable grounds exist for a finding that this registrant is no longer eligible to be registered with the Commission as an investment adviser and that the registration should be cancelled pursuant to section 203(h) of the Act.
Any interested person may, by March 5, 2012 at 5:30 p.m., submit to the Commission in writing a request for a hearing on the cancellation, accompanied by a statement as to the nature of his interest, the reason for such request, and the issues, if any, of fact or law proposed to be controverted, and he may request that he be notified if the Commission should order a hearing thereon. Any such communication should be addressed: Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549.
At any time after March 5, 2012, the Commission may issue an order cancelling the registration, upon the basis of the information stated above, unless an order for a hearing on the cancellation shall be issued upon request or upon the Commission's own motion. Persons who requested a hearing, or to be advised as to whether a hearing is ordered, will receive any notices and orders issued in this matter, including the date of the hearing (if ordered) and any postponements thereof. Any adviser whose registration is cancelled under delegated authority may appeal that decision directly to the Commission in accordance with rules 430 and 431 of the Commission's rules of practice (17 CFR 201.430 and 431).
For further information contact: Alpa Patel, Attorney-Adviser at 202-551-6787 (Office of Investment Adviser Regulation).
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, pursuant to delegated authority.\2\
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\2\ 17 CFR 200.30-5(e)(2).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
FR Doc. 2012-3224 Filed 2-10-12; 8:45 am
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