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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) All information prepared or provided by a private investment fund and held by a governmental body that is not listed in Section 552.0225(b) is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.
(b) Unless the information has been publicly released, pre-investment and post-investment diligence information, including reviews and analyses, prepared or maintained by a governmental body or a private investment fund is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021, except to the extent it is subject to disclosure under Subsection (c).
(c) All information regarding a governmental body's direct purchase, holding, or disposal of restricted securities that is not listed in Section 552.0225(b)(2)-(9), (11), or (13)-(16) is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021. This subsection does not apply to a governmental body's purchase, holding, or disposal of restricted securities for the purpose of reinvestment nor does it apply to a private investment fund's investment in restricted securities. This subsection applies to information regarding a direct purchase, holding, or disposal of restricted securities by the Texas growth fund, created under Section 70, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that is not listed in Section 552.0225(b).
(d) For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Private investment fund” means an entity, other than a governmental body, that issues restricted securities to a governmental body to evidence the investment of public funds for the purpose of reinvestment.
(2) “Reinvestment” means investment in a person that makes or will make other investments.
(3) “Restricted securities” has the meaning assigned by 17 C.F.R. Section 230.144(a)(3).
(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4 (S.B. 1), § 17.05(1).
(f) This section does not apply to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company or a successor to the company.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 552.143. Confidentiality of Certain Investment Information - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-552-143/
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