Affiliated Brokers The Adviser or any of its affiliates may act as broker in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or other investments for a Fund, subject to: (i) the requirement that the Adviser seek to obtain best execution and price within the policy guidelines determined by the Board and set forth in the Fund’s current prospectus and SAI; (ii) the provisions of the 1940 Act; (iii) the provisions of the Advisers Act; (iv) the provisions of the 1934 Act; and (v) other provisions of applicable law. These brokerage services are not within the scope of the duties of the Adviser under this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of applicable law and any procedures adopted by the Board, the Adviser or its affiliates may receive brokerage commissions, fees or other remuneration from a Fund for these services in addition to the Adviser’s fees for services under this Agreement.
Brokers No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer.
Finders and Brokers Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from the Purchaser, the Target Companies or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Purchaser.
Participating Broker Dealer represents that it will (i) not solicit offers to buy, or offer or sell, the Shares (both at the time of an initial subscription and at the time of any additional subscription, including initial enrollments and increased participations in the DRIP) by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act), or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, (ii) solicit offers for Shares (both at the time of an initial subscription and at the time of any additional subscription, including initial enrollments and increased participations in the DRIP) only from, and will offer Shares only to, persons that it reasonably believes are “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, based on a substantive pre-existing relationship between Participating Broker-Dealer on the one hand, and the prospective purchaser, on the other hand, and who have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and (iii) only make offers to persons in the jurisdictions in which it is advised in writing by the Company or the Dealer Manager that the Shares are qualified for sale or that such qualification is not required. Participating Broker-Dealer acknowledges that Dealer Manager will rely on Participating Broker-Dealer’s substantive pre-existing relationship with any prospective investor for purposes of compliance with Regulation D under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the qualification of the Shares for sale in any respective jurisdiction (or the exemption therefrom), Participating Broker-Dealer represents, warrants and covenants that it will not offer Shares and will not permit any of its registered representatives to offer Shares in any jurisdiction unless both Participating Broker-Dealer and such registered representative are duly licensed to transact securities business in such jurisdiction, and only if the offer and sale of Shares has been (i) authorized under any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdiction (or foreign equivalent) or (ii) made pursuant to an exemption or Federal preemption (or foreign equivalent) from such laws. In offering Shares, Participating Broker-Dealer will comply with the provisions of FINRA Rules, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations relating to suitability of investors.
Real Estate Brokers (See also Paragraph 15)