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Katana Fund LLC, et al. – ‘SC 13D/A’ on 12/26/00 re: Viskase Companies Inc

On: Tuesday, 12/26/00, at 12:48pm ET · Accession #: 1089999-0-19 · File #: 5-07886

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

12/26/00  Katana Fund LLC                   SC 13D/A               2:14K  Viskase Companies Inc             Fileprep LLC/FA
          Katana Fund LLC
          Katana Fund LLC; Katana Capital Advisors LLC

Amendment to General Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13D
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13D/A    Amendment Number 4                                     6±    24K 
 2: EX-1        Joint Filing Agreement                                 1      6K

SC 13D/A — Amendment Number 4
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			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Common Stock
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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A
 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 (Amendment No. 4)

Viskase Companies Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)

29403700
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(CUSIP Number)

 Steven L. Gevirtz
 Katana Capital Advisors LLC
 Katana Fund LLC
 1859 San Leandro Lane
 Santa Barbara, CA 93108
805-565-2232
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 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
 Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 December 20, 2000
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 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)

   If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement  on Schedule  13G to
   report the  acquisition  that is the  subject of this  Schedule  13D,  and is
   filing  this  schedule   because  of  ss.   240.13d-1(e),   240.13d-1(f)   or
240.13d-1(g), check the following box [_].                                

CUSIP No.    29403700    13D/A                                                  
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1.   Name of Reporting Persons.  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons    
(entities only).                                                                

Katana Fund LLC                                               
I.D. # 77-0493842                                             
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)        
(a)  [_]                                                              
(b)  [_]                                                              
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3.   SEC Use Only                                                               
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4.   Source of Funds (See Instructions)                                         
WC                                                            
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5.   Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to           
Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                             [_]    
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6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization                                       
California                                                    
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7.   Sole Voting Power    
NUMBER OF                         0                                         
   SHARES      _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY      8.   Shared Voting Power                                      
OWNED BY                           2,637,652                                  
    EACH       _________________________________________________________________
REPORTING       9.   Sole Dispositive Power                                 
PERSON                           0                                        
    WITH       _________________________________________________________________
   10.  Shared Dispositive Power
 2,637,652
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11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person               
2,637,652                                                     
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12.  Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares      
(See Instructions)                                               [_]  
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13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                         
17.3%                                                         
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14.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                                
00                                                            
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CUSIP No.    29403700    13D/A                                                  
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1.   Name of Reporting Persons.  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons    
(entities only).                                                                

Katana Capital Advisors LLC                                     
I.D. # 77-0538075                                             
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)        
(a)  [_]                                                              
(b)  [_]                                                              
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3.   SEC Use Only                                                               
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4.   Source of Funds (See Instructions)                                         
WC                                                            
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5.   Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to           
Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                             [_]    
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6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization                                       
California                                                    
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7.   Sole Voting Power    
NUMBER OF                         0                                         
   SHARES      _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY      8.   Shared Voting Power                                      
OWNED BY                           2,637,652                                  
    EACH       _________________________________________________________________
REPORTING       9.   Sole Dispositive Power                                 
PERSON                           0                                        
    WITH       _________________________________________________________________
   10.  Shared Dispositive Power
 2,637,652
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11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person               
2,637,652                                                     
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12.  Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares      
(See Instructions)                                               [_]  
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13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                         
17.3%                                                         
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14.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                                
IA                                                            
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CUSIP No.    29403700    13D/A                                                  
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1.   Name of Reporting Persons.  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons    
(entities only).                                                                

Steven L. Gevirtz                                             
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)        
(a)  [_]                                                              
(b)  [_]                                                              
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3.   SEC Use Only                                                               
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4.   Source of Funds (See Instructions)                                         
OO                                                            
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5.   Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to           
Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                             [_]    
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6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization                                       
United States of America                                      
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7.   Sole Voting Power    
NUMBER OF                         0                                         
   SHARES      _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY      8.   Shared Voting Power                                      
OWNED BY                           2,637,652                                  
    EACH       _________________________________________________________________
REPORTING       9.   Sole Dispositive Power                                 
PERSON                           0                                        
    WITH       _________________________________________________________________
10.  Shared Dispositive Power               
 2,637,652
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11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person               
2,637,652                                                     
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12.  Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares      
(See Instructions)                                               [_]  
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13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                         
17.3%                                                         
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14.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                                
IN                                                            
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CUSIP No. 29403700    13D/A                                                     
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This  Statement,  which is being filed by Katana Fund LLC, its  manager,  Katana
Capital  Advisors LLC and Steven L.  Gevirtz,  the  President of Katana  Capital
Advisors LLC (the "Reporting Persons")  constitutes Amendment Number Four to the
Schedule 13D originally  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on
March 17, 2000 (the "Schedule  13D").  The Schedule 13D relates to the shares of
Common  Stock,  par value  $.01 per  share  (the  "Common  Stock"),  of  Viskase
Companies,  Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company").  The item responses in
this amendment show only changes in information from that previously filed.     
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Item 2.  Identity and Background.                                               

Item 2 of Schedule  13D is amended to add Steven L.  Gevirtz,  the  President of
Katana Capital Advisors LLC, as a reporting  person.  Upon additional  review of
relevant  legal  authorities,  the Reporting  Persons have  determined  that Mr.
Gevirtz  should have been  included as a reporting  person on the  amendment  to
Schedule  13D  filed  on  July  3,  2000  (Amendment  umber  2),  as well as the
subsequently  filed Amendment  Number 3. As such, this Item is hereby amended to
correct those omissions.                                                        

(a) Steven L. Gevirtz                                                 

(b) 1859 San Leandro Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108                    

     (c) Mr. Gevirtz is President of Katana Capital Advisors LLC, the manager of
Katana Fund LLC and President of Streamline Capital  Corporation,  an investment
banking business located at 901 Olive Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. 

(d) Not Applicable.                                                   

(e) Not Applicable.                                                   

(f) United States of America.                                         

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Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.                                  

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:              
As of December 20, 2000,  the date of the event that requires the filing of this
Amendment to Schedule 13, the Reporting  Persons  beneficially  owned  2,600,652
shares,  representing  17.1% of the  total  outstanding  shares  of the class of
securities identified pursuant to Item 1.                                       
On December 21, 2000, Katana Fund LLC purchased an additional 20,000 shares and,
as  a  result,  the  Reporting  Persons  beneficially  owned  2,620,652  shares,
representing  17.2% of the total  outstanding  shares of the class of securities
identified  pursuant to Item 1. On December 22, 2000,  Katana Fund LLC purchased
an additional 17,000 shares and, as a result, the Reporting Persons beneficially
owned 2,637,652 shares,  representing  17.3% of the total outstanding  shares of
the class of securities  identified  pursuant to Item 1. The stated  percentages
are based on 15,253,489 shares of the Common Stock of the Company outstanding as
of September 30, 2000, as reported in the Company's  report on Form 10-Q,  filed
November 15, 2000.                                                              
The following reportable transactions occurred during the sixty days prior to   
the filing of this 13D/A. Katana Fund LLC made all purchases:                   
<PRE>                                                                           
Trade Blotter                                                                   

DATE            BUY/SELL      NUMBER OF SHARES   PRICE PER       TYPE OF        
                                              SHARE          TRANSACTION

12/20/2000        Buy          150,000            $1.15            OM*          
12/21/2000        Buy           10,000            $1.04            OM*          
12/21/2000        Buy           10,000            $1.04            OM*          
12/22/2000        Buy           17,000            $1.04            OM*          

</PRE>                                                                          
*OM = Open Market                                                               
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Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.                                      

 EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit                                                                         
Number            Description                                                   
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1                Joint Filing Agreement among the Reporting Persons, dated    
December 22, 2000.                          
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SIGNATURES

KATANA FUND LLC                                                                 
By: Katana Capital Advisors LLC, Manager                                        
By: /s/ _______________________________________________                         

Steven L. Gevirtz, President                                  

KATANA CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC                                                     
By: /s/ ______________________________________________                          

Steven L. Gevirtz, President                                  

STEVEN L. GEVIRTZ                               
By: /s/ ______________________________________________                          

Steven L. Gevirtz

Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

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Katana Fund LLC, et al. – ‘SC 13D/A’ on 12/26/00 re: Viskase Companies Inc

On: Tuesday, 12/26/00, at 12:48pm ET · Accession #: 1089999-0-19 · File #: 5-07886

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