Rule 144A - it's actually much more involved than this but in short - (a)Definitions. (1) For purposes of this section, qualified institutional buyer shall mean: (i) Any of the following entities, acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, that in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at least $100 million in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with the entity:
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