| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
EpicQuest Education Group International Limited |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
200 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 100, Toledo, OH 43604 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
(i) 3i, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("3i");
(ii) 3i Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("3i Management''); and
(iii) Maier Joshua Tarlow ("Mr. Tarlow").
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons". Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13G, pursuant to which such Reporting Persons have agreed to file this Schedule 13G and all subsequent amendments to the Schedule 13G jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act.
The filing of this Schedule 13G should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the Common Shares reported herein. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 2 Wooster Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013. |
| (c) | Citizenship:
3i is a Delaware limited partnership. 3i Management is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Tarlow is a citizen of the United States. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Shares, par value $0.0016 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
G3104J100 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
The information required by this item with respect to each Reporting Person is set forth in Rows 5 through 9 and 11 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
Upon the consummation of the Offering disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement, each of the Reporting Persons beneficially owned approximately 6.6% of the outstanding Common Shares due to 3i's purchase of 1,539,747 Common Shares in the Offering. Subsequent to the Offering and as of the date of this Schedule 13G, all issuer securities deemed beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as a consequence of the Offering were disposed other than the 180,599 Common Shares reported herein. As a result of such dispositions, this also constitutes an exit filing for each of the Reporting Persons.
The ownership percentages disclosed on such cover pages are based on 23,286,667 Common Shares outstanding after giving effect to the Offering disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement.
3i is the beneficial owner of 180,599 Common Shares (the "Shares") and has the power to dispose of and the power to vote such Shares, which power may be exercised by 3i Management, the manager and general partner of 3i. Mr. Tarlow, as the manager of 3i Management, has shared power to vote and/or dispose of the Shares beneficially owned by each of 3i and 3i Management. Mr. Tarlow does not directly own the Shares. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Act, Mr. Tarlow may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by 3i and 3i Management, and 3i Management may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by 3i. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
0.8 % |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
(A) 3i: 0.00
(B) 3i Management: 0.00
(C) Mr. Tarlow: 0.00
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
(A) 3i: 180,599.00
(B) 3i Management: 180,599.00
(C) Mr. Tarlow: 180,599.00
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
(A) 3i: 0.00
(B) 3i Management: 0.00
(C) Mr. Tarlow: 0.00
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
(A) 3i: 180,599.00
(B) 3i Management: 180,599.00
(C) Mr. Tarlow: 180,599.00
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K), so indicate under Item 3(k) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(c) or §240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.
See Exhibit 1 filed herewith. |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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