SPVs are required to file a Form D with the SEC through the SEC’s EDGAR online system. In order to gain access to the EDGAR system, a CIK number and other access codes must be obtained, and an SPV Organizer obtains a CIK number and other access codes by filing a Form ID with the SEC. The Form ID application process requires a Form ID application to be completed, signed, notarized and uploaded into the EDGAR system. Once the application has been accepted the CIK number will be emailed to the filer. The Form ID process is meant to be manual in nature to reduce fraudulent activity.
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