Sec Form 13G Filing - Farallon Capital Partners L.P. @ BERENSON ACQUISITION CORP I CL

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2) ^*

Berenson Acquisition Corp. I

(Name of Issuer)

Class A common stock, Par Value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

083690107

(Cusip Number)

December 31, 2022

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐	Rule 13d-1(b)
☒	Rule 13d-1(c)
☐	Rule 13d-1(d)

^* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

(Continued on following pages)

Page 1 of 37 Pages

Exhibit Index Found on Page 36

13G

CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital Partners, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 370,000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 370,000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 370,000
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.3%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

Page 2 of 37

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 484,900
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 484,900
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 484,900
10	CHECK I F THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.8%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

Page 3 of 37

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 106,400
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 106,400
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 106,400
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.4%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 57,700
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 57,700
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 57,700
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.2%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Four Crossings Institutional Partners V, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 74,500
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 74,500
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 74,500
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.3%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,166,200
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,166,200
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,166,200
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.2%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital F5 Master I, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) ; (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 175,000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 175,000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 175,000
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.6%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital (AM) Investors, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] & #xA0; (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 40,300
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 40,300
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 40,300
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.1%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 187,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 187,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 187,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.7%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Partners, L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,300,000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,300,000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,300,000
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.4%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon Institutional (GP) V, L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 74,500
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 74,500
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 74,500
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.3%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Farallon F5 (GP), L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 175,000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 175,000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 175,000
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.6%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Joshua J. Dapice
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Philip D. Dreyfuss
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Hannah E. Dunn
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) 0; [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Michael B. Fisch
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) &#x A0; [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Richard B. Fried
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Varun N. Gehani
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Nicolas Giauque
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS David T. Kim
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Michael G. Linn
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Rajiv A. Patel
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Thomas G. Roberts, Jr.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Edric C. Saito
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) & #xA0; (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS William Seybold
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] & #xA0; (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Daniel S. Short
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Andrew J. M. Spokes
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the ag gregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United Kingdom
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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13G

CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS John R. Warren
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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13G

CUSIP No. 083690107

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Mark C. Wehrly
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares (as defined in Item 2) and hold Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Note) convertible into up to an aggregate of 187,500 Shares. Accordingly, as of the date of this filing the aggregate Shares and Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons represent beneficial ownership of 9.6% of the class of Shares. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGA NIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,662,500¹
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,662,500¹
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,662,500¹
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6%¹
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

¹Indicates beneficial ownership of 187,500 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Class B Common Stock. See Preliminary Note and Item 2.

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This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G amends and restates in its entirety the Schedule 13G initially filed on October 8, 2021 (together with all prior and current amendments thereto, this “Schedule 13G”).

Preliminary Note:

As of the date hereof, the Farallon Funds hold an aggregate of 2,475,000 Shares. Also as of the date hereof, an investment vehicle (the “SPV”) that is managed by the Management Company holds 187,500 shares of Class B common stock of the Company (“Class B Common Stock”), each of which is convertible at the holder’s option into one Share. Accordingly, as of the date hereof, the Management Company may be deemed a beneficial owner of 187,500 Shares.

Capitalized terms used in this Preliminary Note without definitions have the meanings ascribed to them below.

Item 1. Issuer

(a) Name of Issuer:

Berenson Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”)

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

667 Madison Avenue, 18^th Floor

New York, NY 10065

Item 2. Identity and Background

Title of Class of Securities and CUSIP Number (Items 2(d) and (e))

This statement relates to shares of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of the Company. The CUSIP number for the Shares is 083690107.

Name of Persons Filing, Address of Principal Business Office and Citizenship (Items 2(a), (b) and (c))

This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons”.

The Farallon Funds

(i)	Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership (“FCP”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(ii)	Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership (“FCIP”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(iii)

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P., a California limited partnership (“FCIP II”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

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(iv)	Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“FCIP III”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(v)	Four Crossings Institutional Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“FCIP V”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(vi)	Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“FCOI II”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(vii)

Farallon Capital F5 Master I, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“F5MI”), with respect to the Shares held by it; and

(viii)

Farallon Capital (AM) Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“FCAMI”), with respect to the Shares held by it.

FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCIP V, FCOI II, F5MI and FCAMI are together referred to herein as the “Farallon Funds.”

The Management Company

(ix)	Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Management Company”), which is the manager of the SPV, with respect to the Shares acquirable by the SPV upon the conversion of the Class B Common Stock it holds.

The Farallon General Partner

(x)

Farallon Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Farallon General Partner”), which is (i) the general partner of each of FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCOI II and FCAMI, and (ii) the sole member of the FCIP V General Partner (as defined below), with respect to the Shares held by each of the Farallon Funds other than F5MI.

The FCIP V General Partner

(xi)	Farallon Institutional (GP) V, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “FCIP V General Partner”), which is the general partner of FCIP V, with respect to the Shares held by FCIP V.

The F5MI General Partner

(xii)

Farallon F5 (GP), L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “F5MI General Partner”), which is the general partner of F5MI, with respect to the Shares held by F5MI.

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The Farallon Individual Reporting Persons

(xiii)

The following persons, each of whom is a managing member or senior managing member, as the case may be, of the Management Company and the Farallon General Partner, and a manager or senior manager, as the case may be, of the FCIP V General Partner and the F5MI General Partner, with respect to the Shares held by the Farallon Funds and acquirable by the SPV: Joshua J. Dapice (“Dapice”); Philip D. Dreyfuss (“Dreyfuss”); Hannah E. Dunn (“Dunn”); Michael B. Fisch (“Fisch”); Richard B. Fried (“Fried”); Varun N. Gehani (“Gehani”); Nicolas Giauque (“Giauque”); David T. Kim (“Kim”); Michael G. Linn (“Linn”); Rajiv A. Patel (“Patel”); Thomas G. Roberts, Jr. (“Roberts”); Edric C. Saito (“Saito”); William Seybold (“Seybold”); Daniel S. Short (“Short”);Andrew J. M. Spokes (“Spokes”); John R. Warren (“Warren”); and Mark C. Wehrly (“Wehrly”).

Dapice, Dreyfuss, Dunn, Fisch, Fried, Gehani, Giauque, Kim, Linn, Patel, Roberts, Saito, Seybold, Short, Spokes, Warren and Wehrly are together referred to herein as the “Farallon Individual Reporting Persons.”

The citizenship of each of the Farallon Funds, the Management Company, the Farallon General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner and the F5MI General Partner is set forth above. Each of the Farallon Individual Reporting Persons, other than Giauque and Spokes, is a citizen of the United States. Giauque is a citizen of France. Spokes is a citizen of the United Kingdom. The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., One Maritime Plaza, Suite 2100, San Francisco, California 94111.

Item 3.

If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing Is an Entity Specified in (a) - (k):

Not applicable.

Item 4. Ownership

The information required by Items 4(a) – (c) and set forth in Rows 5 through 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

The Shares reported hereby for the respective Farallon Funds are held directly by the respective Farallon Funds. The Management Company, as the manager of the SPV, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Shares acquirable by the SPV upon the conversion of the Class B Common Stock it holds. The Farallon General Partner, as the general partner of each of FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCOI II and FCAMI, and as the sole member of the FCIP V General Partner, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Shares held by the Farallon Funds other than F5MI. The FCIP V General Partner, as the general partner of FCIP V, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Shares held by FCIP V. The F5MI General Partner, as the general partner of F5MI, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Shares held by F5MI. Each of the Farallon Individual Reporting Persons, as a managing member or senior managing member, as the case may be, of the Management Company and the Farallon General Partner, and as a manager or senior manager, as the case may be, of the FCIP V General Partner and the F5MI General Partner, in each case with the power to exercise investment discretion, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Shares held by the Farallon Funds and acquirable by the SPV. Each of the Management Company, the Farallon General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner, the F5MI General Partner and the Farallon Individual Reporting Persons hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such Shares.

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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof each of the Reporting Persons has ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than five percent of th e class of securities, check the following:

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c). Consistent with Item 2 of the cover page for each Reporting Person above, the Reporting Persons neither disclaim nor affirm the existence of a group among them.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: January 31, 2023

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.,
	By: John R. Warren, Managing Member

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,
	On its own behalf and
	As the General Partner of
	FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P., and
	FARALLON CAPITAL (AM) INVESTORS, L.P.
	By: John R. Warren, Managing Member

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON INSTITUTIONAL (GP) V, L.L.C.,
	On its own behalf and
	As the General Partner of
	FOUR CROSSINGS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS V, L.P.
	By: John R. Warren, Manager

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON F5 (GP), L.L.C.,
	On its own behalf and
	As the General Partner of
	FARALLON CAPITAL F5 MASTER I, L.P.
	By: John R. Warren, Manager

	/s/ John R. Warren
	John R. Warren, individually and as attorney-in-fact for each of Joshua J. Dapice, Philip D. Dreyfuss, Hannah E. Dunn, Michael B. Fisch, Richard B. Fried, Varun N. Gehani, Nicolas Giauque, David T. Kim, Michael G. Linn, Rajiv A. Patel, Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., Edric C. Saito, William Seybold, Daniel S. Short, Andrew J. M. Spokes and Mark C. Wehrly

The Powers of Attorney executed by each of Dapice, Dreyfuss, Dunn, Fisch, Fried, Gehani, Giauque, Kim, Linn, Patel, Roberts, Saito, Seybold, Short, Spokes and Wehrly authorizing Warren to sign and file this Schedule 13G on his or her behalf, which were filed as exhibits to the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 31, 2023 by such Reporting Persons with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares of ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV, are hereby incorporated by reference.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 1	Joint Acquisition Statement Pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(k)

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EXHIBIT 1

SCHEDULE 13G

JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.13d-1(k)

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G s hall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him, her or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other entities or persons, except to the extent that he, she or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated: January 31, 2023

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.,
	By: John R. Warren, Managing Member

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,
	On its own behalf and
	As the General Partner of
	FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,
	FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P., and
	FARALLON CAPITAL (AM) INVESTORS, L.P.
	By: John R. Warren, Managing Member

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON INSTITUTIONAL (GP) V, L.L.C.,
	On its own behalf and
	As the General Partner of
	FOUR CROSSINGS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS V, L.P.
	By: John R. Warren, Manager

	/s/ John R. Warren
	FARALLON F5 (GP), L.L.C.,
	On its own behalf and
	As the General Partner of
	FARALLON CAPITAL F5 MASTER I, L.P.
	By: John R. Warren, Manager

	/s/ John R. Warren
	John R. Warren, individually and as attorney-in-fact for each of Joshua J. Dapice, Philip D. Dreyfuss, Hannah E. Dunn, Michael B. Fisch, Richard B. Fried, Varun N. Gehani, Nicolas Giauque, David T. Kim, Michael G. Linn, Rajiv A. Patel, Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., Edric C. Saito, William Seybold, Daniel S. Short, Andrew J. M. Spokes and Mark C. Wehrly

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Sec Form 13G Filing - Farallon Capital Partners L.P. filing for BERENSON ACQUISITION CORP I CL (BACA) - 2023-01-31