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An investment bank is structuring a private placement of unregistered corporate bonds pursuant to Rule 144A. To ensure regulatory compliance, the syndicate manager must verify that all participating purchasers satisfy the legal criteria of a Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB). Which of the following prospective purchasers qualifies as a QIB for this transaction?

  1. A registered investment advisory firm that owns 15millionofsecuritiesinitsproprietaryportfolioandmanages15 million of securities in its proprietary portfolio and manages 110 million of non-affiliated securities on a discretionary basis for client accountsCevap
  2. B
    A high-net-worth natural person maintaining a personal investment portfolio of 125millioninliquidequitiesandanannualincomeexceeding125 million in liquid equities and an annual income exceeding 2 million
  3. C
    A state-chartered commercial bank that owns and invests 105millionofnon−affiliatedsecuritiesonadiscretionarybasisandmaintainsanauditednetworthof105 million of non-affiliated securities on a discretionary basis and maintains an audited net worth of 18 million
  4. D
    A registered broker-dealer operating in an agency capacity that owns $4 million in non-affiliated securities for its firm operational account

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The registered investment advisory firm managing $110 million of non-affiliated securities on a discretionary basis qualifies as a Qualified Institutional Buyer.
The correct response identifies the registered investment advisory firm because discretionary client assets under management count toward the $100 million threshold required for institutional QIB status under Rule 144A.

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1
Identify the threshold requirements for Rule 144A Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) status.
QIB status generally requires an institution to own and invest on a discretionary basis at least $100 million in securities of issuers not affiliated with the institution.
Rule 144A governs transactions in restricted securities sold exclusively to large institutional buyers.
2
Evaluate the registered investment adviser against institutional QIB requirements.
Discretionary assets under management count toward the $100 million eligibility threshold for registered investment advisers.
Since the advisory firm manages 110milliononadiscretionarybasis,itexceedsthe110 million on a discretionary basis, it exceeds the 100 million minimum requirement.
3
Evaluate the remaining candidates against special QIB threshold exemptions and exclusions.
Natural persons can never be QIBs; banks require both 100M+insecuritiesand100M+ in securities and 25M+ in net worth; broker-dealers require at least $10M in eligible securities.
The bank fails the 25Mnetworthrequirement,thebroker−dealerfallsbelowthe25M net worth requirement, the broker-dealer falls below the 10M threshold, and natural persons are categorically excluded.

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Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) Eligibility Rules under Rule 144A
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