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Comfort Letter

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a letter from the parent company of a subsidiary that is applying for a loan, stating the intention that the subsidiary should remain in business in the United States, a statement from an accounting firm provided to a company preparing for a public offering, which confirms that the unaudited financial information in the prospectus follows generally accepted accounting principles

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