83_FR_8752 83 FR 8712 - Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., et al.

83 FR 8712 - Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., et al.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 40 (February 28, 2018)

Page Range8712-8717
FR Document2018-04086

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-04086]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 33031; File No. 812-14766]


Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., et al.

February 23, 2018.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of application for an order under sections 17(d) and 57(i) 
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') and rule 17d-1 
under the Act to permit certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited 
by sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act.
    Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit 
business development companies (``BDCs'') to co-invest in portfolio 
companies with each other and with affiliated investment funds.
    Applicants: Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (``BCSF''), 
Griffin Institutional Access Credit Fund; BCSF Advisors, LP 
(``BCSFA''), on behalf of itself and its successors; \1\ Griffin 
Capital Credit Advisor, LLC (``GIACF''); Bain Capital Credit, LP 
(``Bain''), Bain Capital Credit (Australia), Pty. Ltd, Bain Capital 
Credit (Asia), LLC, Bain Capital Investments (Europe) Ltd, Bain Capital 
Credit, Ltd., Bain Capital Credit CLO Advisors, LP (together with 
BCSFA, the ``Existing Bain Advisers''), on behalf of themselves and 
their successors; Avery Point II CLO, Ltd, Avery Point III CLO, Ltd, 
Avery Point IV CLO, Ltd, Avery Point V CLO, Ltd, Avery Point VI CLO, 
Ltd, Newhaven II CLO, Designated Activity Co, Race Point IX CLO, Ltd, 
Race Point X CLO, Ltd, Race Point V CLO, Ltd, Race Point VI CLO, Ltd, 
Race Point VII CLO, Ltd, Race Point VIII CLO, Ltd, Bain Capital CLO 
Partners, L.P., Sankaty Credit Opportunities (Offshore Master) IV, LP, 
Sankaty Credit Opportunities II, LP, Sankaty Credit Opportunities III, 
LP, Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, LP, Bain Capital Distressed & 
Special Situations 2013 (AIV I), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed & 
Special Situations 2013 (AIV II Master), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed 
& Special Situations 2013 (A), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed & Special 
Situations 2013 (A2 Master), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed & Special 
Situations 2013 (B), L.P., Bain Capital Direct Lending 2015 (L), L.P., 
SDLF (L-A), LLC, Bain Capital Direct Lending 2015 (U), L.P., Bain 
Capital Distressed & Special Situations 2013 (D), L.P., Bain Capital 
High Income Feeder II, L.P., Bain Capital High Income Feeder, Ltd., 
Bain Capital High Income Partnership, L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed 
Account (CalPERS), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account (E), L.P., 
Bain Capital Credit Managed Account (Newport Mobile), L.P., Bain 
Capital Credit Managed Account (NZSF), L.P., Bain Capital Credit 
Managed Account (PSERS), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account 
(TCCC), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account (UCAL), L.P., Bain 
Capital Middle Market Credit 2010 (Offshore II Master), L.P., Bain 
Capital Middle Market Credit 2010 (Offshore Master), L.P., Bain Capital 
Middle Market Credit 2014, L.P., Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2014 
(A Master), L.P., Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2014 (F), L.P., 
Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2010, L.P., Bain Capital Credit Rio 
Grande FMC, L.P., Bain Capital Senior Loan Fund (SRI), L.P., Bain 
Capital Senior Loan Fund Public Ltd Co, Bain Capital Senior Loan Fund, 
L.P., Warehouse Funding Avery Point VII, LLC, Queenscliff Trust, Bain 
Capital Credit Managed Account (CLO), L.P., Cape Schanck Direct Lending 
Trust, Bain Capital Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (A), L.P., 
Bain Capital Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (B Master), L.P., 
Bain Capital Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (B), L.P., Bain 
Capital Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (EU), L.P., Bain Capital 
Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (EU Master), L.P., Bain Capital 
Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (F), L.P., Sankaty Credit 
Opportunities (F) Europe, L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account 
(Blanco), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account (FSS), L.P., Bain 
Capital Structured Credit Fund, L.P., Bain Capital Special Situations 
Asia, L.P., Sankaty CLO Opportunities Coinvestment Fund, L.P., Bain 
Capital Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (G), L.P., Bain Capital 
Credit CLO 2016-2, Ltd, Bain Capital Credit CLO 2017-1, Ltd, Bain 
Capital Credit CLO 2017-2, Ltd, Newhaven CLO, Designated Activity Co, 
Rye Harbour CLO, Designated Activity Co, Cavalry CLO IV, Ltd., Cavalry 
CLO V, LTD., Bain Capital Euro CLO 2017-1, Designated Activity Co, Bain 
Capital Euro CLO 2017-2, Designated Activity Co (collectively, the 
``Existing Affiliated Funds'').
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    \1\ The term ``successor,'' as applied to each Adviser (defined 
below), means an entity that results from a reorganization into 
another jurisdiction or change in the type of business organization.
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    Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 20, 2017 and 
amended on October 4, 2017 and February 20, 2018.
    Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested 
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be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons 
may request a hearing by writing to the Commission's Secretary and 
serving applicants with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. 
Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on 
March 20, 2018, and should be accompanied by proof of service on 
applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate 
of service. Hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's 
interest, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons 
who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by 
writing to the Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F 
St. NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. Applicants: Mr. Ranesh Ramanathan, 
Esq., General Counsel, Bain Capital Credit, LP, 200 Clarendon Street, 
37th Floor, Boston, MA, 02116; Mr. Howard S. Hirsch, Esq., Vice 
President and Secretary, Griffin Capital Credit Advisor, LLC, Griffin 
Capital Plaza, 1520 E. Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth G. Miller, Senior Counsel, 
at (202) 551-8707 or Holly Hunter-Ceci, Assistant Chief Counsel, at 
(202) 551-6825 (Chief Counsel's Office, Division of Investment 
Management).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the 
application. The complete application may be obtained via the 
Commission's website by searching for the file number, or for an 
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling (202) 551-8090.
    Applicants' Representations:
    1. BCSF is a Delaware corporation organized as a closed-end 
management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC 
under Section 54(a) of the Act.\2\ BCSF's Objectives and Strategies \3\ 
are to provide risk-adjusted returns and current income to investors. 
BCSF invests primarily in middle-market companies with between $10 
million and $150 million in annual earnings before interest, taxes, 
depreciation and amortization. BCSF intends to focus on senior 
investments with a first or second lien on collateral and strong 
structures and documentation intended to protect the lender.
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    \2\ Section 2(a)(48) defines a BDC to be any closed-end 
investment company that operates for the purpose of making 
investments in securities described in sections 55(a)(1) through 
55(a)(3) of the Act and makes available significant managerial 
assistance with respect to the issuers of such securities.
    \3\ ``Objectives and Strategies'' means a Regulated Fund's 
investment objectives and strategies, as described in the Regulated 
Fund's registration statement on Form 10, other filings the 
Regulated Fund has made with the Commission under the Securities Act 
of 1933 (the ``Securities Act''), or under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 and the Regulated Fund's reports to shareholders.
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    2. GIACF is a Delaware statutory trust organized as a closed-end 
investment management company that has elected to operate as an 
interval fund pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the Act. GIACF's Objectives 
and Strategies are to generate a return comprised of both current 
income and capital appreciation with an emphasis on current income with 
low volatility and low correlation to the broader markets. GIACF 
pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in secured debt 
(including senior secured, unitranche and second lien debt) and 
unsecured debt (including senior unsecured and subordinated debt) 
issued by private or public U.S. companies. GIACF's portfolio will 
consist of a core of syndicated high yield bonds and bank loans.
    3. The board of directors of each of BCSF and GIACF (the ``Board'') 
\4\ is comprised of five directors, three of whom are not ``interested 
persons,'' within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (the 
``Non-Interested Directors'').
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    \4\ The term ``Board'' refers to the board of directors or 
trustees of any Regulated Fund.
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    4. BCSFA is registered as an investment adviser under the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ``Advisers Act''). BCSFA serves as 
investment adviser to BCSF and sub-adviser to GIACF. It is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Bain.
    5. Griffin is registered an investment adviser under the Advisers 
Act. Griffin serves as investment adviser to GIACF. Griffin is an 
indirect majority-owned subsidiary of Griffin Capital Company, LLC.
    6. Bain is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers 
Act. Bain serves as investment adviser to certain Existing Affiliated 
Funds and either it or another Bain Adviser will serve as the 
investment adviser to any Future Affiliated Funds (defined below).
    7. Bain Capital Credit (Australia), Pty. Ltd., an Australian 
proprietary company formed in 2012, is authorized and regulated by the 
Australian Securities and Investments Commission. It is a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Bain.
    8. Bain Capital Investments (Europe), Limited, a United Kingdom 
private limited company formed in 2014, and Bain Capital Credit, Ltd., 
a United Kingdom private limited company formed in 2005, are authorized 
and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. Bain Capital 
Investments (Europe) Limited is a subsidiary of Bain Capital, LP. Bain 
Capital Credit, Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bain.
    9. Bain Capital Credit Asia, LLC is a limited liability company 
organized in the State of Delaware in 2014 that has been registered in 
Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. It is a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Bain.
    10. Bain Capital Credit CLO Advisors, LP is a limited partnership 
organized in the State of Delaware and is registered with the 
Commission under the Advisers Act. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
Bain.
    11. Applicants state that the Bain Advisers and the Griffin 
Advisers are not affiliated persons, or affiliated persons of 
affiliated persons (as defined in the Act), except for the affiliation 
that arises as a result of serving as the advisers of any Regulated 
Fund that is advised by a Griffin Adviser and sub-advised by a Bain 
Adviser.
    12. As Bain Capital, LP controls Bain, and will control any other 
Bain Adviser, it may be deemed to control the Regulated Funds and the 
Affiliated Funds. Applicants state that Bain Capital, LP is a holding 
company and does not currently offer investment advisory services to 
any person and is not expected to do so in the future. Applicants state 
that as a result, Bain Capital, LP has not been included as an 
Applicant.
    13. Applicants seek an order (``Order'') to permit a Regulated Fund 
\5\ and one or more Regulated Funds and/or one or more Affiliated Funds 
\6\ to participate in the same investment opportunities through a 
proposed co-investment program (the ``Co-

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Investment Program'') where such participation would otherwise be 
prohibited under section 57(a)(4) and rule 17d-1 by (a) co-investing 
with each other in securities issued by issuers in private placement 
transactions in which an Adviser \7\ negotiates terms in addition to 
price; \8\ and (b) making additional investments in securities of such 
issuers, including through the exercise of warrants, conversion 
privileges, and other rights to purchase securities of the issuers 
(``Follow-On Investments''). ``Co-Investment Transaction'' means any 
transaction in which a Regulated Fund (or its Wholly-Owned Investment 
Sub, as defined below) participated together with one or more other 
Regulated Funds and/or one or more Affiliated Funds in reliance on the 
requested Order. ``Potential Co-Investment Transaction'' means any 
investment opportunity in which a Regulated Fund (or its Wholly-Owned 
Investment Sub, as defined below) could not participate together with 
one or more Affiliated Funds and/or one or more other Regulated Funds 
without obtaining and relying on the Order.\9\
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    \5\ ``Regulated Fund'' means Existing Regulated Funds and any 
Future Regulated Fund. ``Future Regulated Fund'' means any closed-
end management investment company (a) that is registered under the 
Act or has elected to be regulated as a BDC, (b)(i) whose investment 
adviser is a Bain Adviser or (ii) whose investment adviser is a 
Griffin Adviser and whose sub-adviser is a Bain Adviser, and (c) 
that intends to participate in the Co-Investment Program.
    The term ``Adviser'' means any Bain Adviser or Griffin Adviser. 
The term ``Bain Adviser'' means any Existing Bain Adviser and any 
future investment adviser that (i) controls, is controlled by or is 
under common control with Bain Capital, LP, and (ii) is registered 
as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and (iii) is not a 
Regulated Fund or a subsidiary of a Regulated Fund.
    \6\ ``Affiliated Fund'' means the Existing Affiliated Funds and 
any Future Affiliated Fund. ``Future Affiliated Fund'' means any 
entity (a) whose investment adviser is a Bain Adviser, (b) that 
would be an investment company but for section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of 
the Act, and (c) that intends to participate in the Co-Investment 
Program.
    \7\ The term ``Adviser'' means any Bain Adviser or Griffin 
Adviser.
    \8\ The term ``private placement transactions'' means 
transactions in which the offer and sale of securities by the issuer 
are exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
    \9\ All existing entities that currently intend to rely upon the 
requested Order have been named as applicants. Any other existing or 
future entity that subsequently relies on the Order will comply with 
the terms and conditions of the application.
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    14. Applicants state that a Regulated Fund may, from time to time, 
form one or more Wholly-Owned Investment Subs.\10\ Such a subsidiary 
would be prohibited from investing in a Co-Investment Transaction with 
any Affiliated Fund or Regulated Fund because it would be a company 
controlled by its parent Regulated Fund for purposes of section 
57(a)(4) and rule 17d-1. Applicants request that each Wholly-Owned 
Investment Sub be permitted to participate in Co-Investment 
Transactions in lieu of its parent Regulated Fund and that the Wholly-
Owned Investment Sub's participation in any such transaction be 
treated, for purposes of the requested Order, as though the parent 
Regulated Fund were participating directly. Applicants represent that 
this treatment is justified because a Wholly-Owned Investment Sub would 
have no purpose other than serving as a holding vehicle for the 
Regulated Fund's investments and, therefore, no conflicts of interest 
could arise between the Regulated Fund and the Wholly-Owned Investment 
Sub. The Regulated Fund's Board would make all relevant determinations 
under the conditions with regard to a Wholly-Owned Investment Sub's 
participation in a Co-Investment Transaction, and the Regulated Fund's 
Board would be informed of, and take into consideration, any proposed 
use of a Wholly-Owned Investment Sub in the Regulated Fund's place. If 
the Regulated Fund proposes to participate in the same Co-Investment 
Transaction with any of its Wholly-Owned Investment Subs, the Board 
will also be informed of, and take into consideration, the relative 
participation of the Regulated Fund and the Wholly-Owned Investment 
Sub.
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    \10\ The term ``Wholly-Owned Investment Sub'' means an entity 
(i) that is wholly-owned by a Regulated Fund (with the Regulated 
Fund at all times holding, beneficially and of record, 100% of the 
voting and economic interests); (ii) whose sole business purpose is 
to hold one or more investments on behalf of the Regulated Fund; 
(iii) with respect to which the Regulated Fund's Board has the sole 
authority to make all determinations with respect to the entity's 
participation under the conditions of the Application; and (iv) that 
would be an investment company but for section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of 
the Act.
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    15. Applicants note that Griffin is responsible for the overall 
management of GIACF's activities, and BCSFA is responsible for the day-
to-day management of GIACF's investment portfolio, in each case 
consistent with their fiduciary duties. A Griffin Adviser will serve as 
the investment adviser to any Regulated Fund with a Bain Adviser as its 
sub-adviser. In the case of a Regulated Fund with a Bain Adviser as 
sub-adviser, the Bain Adviser will identify and recommend the Potential 
Co-Investment Transactions for the Regulated Fund, and the applicable 
sub-advisory agreement will require the Bain Adviser to present such 
Potential Co-Investment Transaction to the applicable Griffin Adviser, 
which will have the authority to approve or reject it for the Regulated 
Fund.
    16. When considering Potential Co-Investment Transactions for any 
Regulated Fund, the applicable Adviser will consider only the 
Objectives and Strategies, investment policies, investment positions, 
capital available for investment, and other pertinent factors 
applicable to that Regulated Fund. The Regulated Fund Advisers expect 
that any portfolio company that is an appropriate investment for a 
Regulated Fund should also be an appropriate investment for one or more 
other Regulated Funds and/or one or more Affiliated Funds, with certain 
exceptions based on available capital or diversification.\11\
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    \11\ The Regulated Funds, however, will not be obligated to 
invest, or co-invest, when investment opportunities are referred to 
them.
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    17. Other than pro rata dispositions and Follow-On Investments as 
provided in conditions 7 and 8, and after making the determinations 
required in conditions 1 and 2(a), the Advisers will present each 
Potential Co-Investment Transaction and the proposed allocation to the 
directors of the Board eligible to vote under section 57(o) of the Act 
(``Eligible Directors''), and the ``required majority,'' as defined in 
section 57(o) of the Act (``Required Majority'') \12\ will approve each 
Co-Investment Transaction prior to any investment by the participating 
Regulated Fund.
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    \12\ In the case of a Regulated Fund that is a registered 
closed-end fund, the Board members that make up the Required 
Majority will be determined as if the Regulated Fund were a BDC 
subject to Section 57(o).
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    18. Applicants state that a Bain Adviser has an investment 
committee through which it will carry out its obligation under 
condition 1 to make a determination as to the appropriateness of the 
Potential Co-Investment Transaction for any Regulated Fund. Applicants 
represent that in the case of a Potential Co-Investment Transaction, 
the Bain Adviser would apply its allocation policies and procedures in 
determining the proposed allocation for the Regulated Fund consistent 
with the requirements of condition 2(a). Applicants further note that 
each Griffin Adviser and Bain Adviser has adopted its own allocation 
policies and procedures that take into account the allocation policies 
and procedures for the Regulated Funds. Applicants believe that while 
each Bain Adviser client may not participate in each investment 
opportunity, over time each Bain Adviser client would participate in 
investment opportunities fairly and equitably.
    19. With respect to the pro rata dispositions and Follow-On 
Investments provided in conditions 7 and 8, a Regulated Fund may 
participate in a pro rata disposition or Follow-On Investment without 
obtaining prior approval of the Required Majority if, among other 
things: (i) The proposed participation of each Regulated Fund and 
Affiliated Fund in such disposition is proportionate to its outstanding 
investments in the issuer immediately preceding the disposition or 
Follow-On Investment, as the case may be; and (ii) the Board of the 
Regulated Fund has approved that Regulated Fund's participation in pro 
rata dispositions and Follow-On Investments as being in the best 
interests of the Regulated Fund. If the Board does not so approve, any 
such disposition or Follow-On Investment will be submitted to the 
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Board of any Regulated Fund may at any time rescind, suspend or qualify 
its approval of pro rata dispositions and Follow-On Investments with 
the result that all dispositions and/or Follow-On Investments must be 
submitted to the Eligible Directors.
    20. No Non-Interested Director of a Regulated Fund will have a 
financial interest in any Co-Investment Transaction, other than through 
share ownership in one of the Regulated Funds.

Applicants' Legal Analysis

    1. Section 57(a)(4) of the Act prohibits certain affiliated persons 
of a BDC from participating in joint transactions with the BDC or a 
company controlled by a BDC in contravention of rules as prescribed by 
the Commission. Under section 57(b)(2) of the Act, any person who is 
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common 
control with a BDC is subject to section 57(a)(4). Applicants submit 
that each of the Regulated Funds and Affiliated Funds be deemed to be a 
person related to each Regulated Fund in a manner described by section 
57(b) by virtue of being under common control. In addition, section 
57(b) applies to any investment adviser to a Regulated Fund that is a 
BDC and to any section 2(a)(3)(C) affiliates of the investment adviser, 
including GIACF and the Affiliated Funds. Section 57(i) of the Act 
provides that, until the Commission prescribes rules under section 
57(a)(4), the Commission's rules under section 17(d) of the Act 
applicable to registered closed-end investment companies will be deemed 
to apply to transactions subject to section 57(a)(4). Because the 
Commission has not adopted any rules under section 57(a)(4), rule 17d-1 
also applies to joint transactions with Regulated Funds that are BDCs. 
Section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act are applicable to 
Regulated Funds that are registered closed-end investment companies.
    2. Section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act prohibit 
affiliated persons of a registered investment company from 
participating in joint transactions with the company unless the 
Commission has granted an order permitting such transactions. In 
passing upon applications under rule 17d-1, the Commission considers 
whether the company's participation in the joint transaction is 
consistent with the provisions, policies, and purposes of the Act and 
the extent to which such participation is on a basis different from or 
less advantageous than that of other participants.
    3. Applicants state that in the absence of the requested relief, 
the Regulated Funds would be, in some circumstances, limited in their 
ability to participate in attractive and appropriate investment 
opportunities. Applicants believe that the proposed terms and 
conditions will ensure that the Co-Investment Transactions are 
consistent with the protection of each Regulated Fund's shareholders 
and with the purposes intended by the policies and provisions of the 
Act. Applicants state that the Regulated Funds' participation in the 
Co-Investment Transactions will be consistent with the provisions, 
policies, and purposes of the Act and on a basis that is not different 
from or less advantageous than that of other participants.
    4. Applicants also represent that if the Advisers, certain 
employees and principals of Bain and its affiliated advisers 
(collectively, the ``Principals''), any person controlling, controlled 
by, or under common control with the Advisers or the Principals, and 
the Affiliated Funds (collectively, the ``Holders'') own in the 
aggregate more than 25 percent of the outstanding voting securities of 
a Regulated Fund (``Shares''), then the Holders will vote such Shares 
as required under Condition 14. Applicants believe that this condition 
will ensure that the Non-Interested Directors will act independently in 
evaluating the Co-Investment Program, because the ability of the 
Advisers or the Principals to influence the Non-Interested Directors by 
a suggestion, explicit or implied, that the Non-Interested Directors 
can be removed will be limited significantly. Applicants represent that 
the Non-Interested Directors will evaluate and approve any such 
independent party, taking into account its qualifications, reputation 
for independence, cost to the shareholders, and other factors that they 
deem relevant.

Applicants' Conditions

    Applicants agree that the Order will be subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. Each time a Bain Adviser considers a Potential Co-Investment 
Transaction for an Affiliated Fund or another Regulated Fund that falls 
within a Regulated Fund's then-current Objectives and Strategies, each 
Adviser to a Regulated Fund will make an independent determination of 
the appropriateness of the investment for such Regulated Fund in light 
of the Regulated Fund's then-current circumstances.
    2. (a) If each Adviser to a Regulated Fund deems the Regulated 
Fund's participation in any Potential Co-Investment Transaction to be 
appropriate for the Regulated Fund, the Adviser (or Advisers if there 
are more than one) will then determine an appropriate level of 
investment for the Regulated Fund.
    (b) If the aggregate amount recommended by the Adviser (or Advisers 
if there are more than one) to a Regulated Fund to be invested by the 
Regulated Fund in the Potential Co-Investment Transaction, together 
with the amount proposed to be invested by the other participating 
Regulated Funds and Affiliated Funds, collectively, in the same 
transaction, exceeds the amount of the investment opportunity, the 
amount of the investment opportunity will be allocated among the 
Regulated Funds and Affiliated Funds pro rata based on each 
participant's capital available for investment in the asset class being 
allocated, up to the amount proposed to be invested by each. The 
Adviser (or Advisers if there are more than one) to a Regulated Fund 
will provide the Eligible Directors of each participating Regulated 
Fund with information concerning each participating party's available 
capital to assist the Eligible Directors with their review of the 
Regulated Fund's investments for compliance with these allocation 
procedures.
    (c) After making the determinations required in conditions 1 and 
2(a)above, the Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or Advisers if there are 
more than one) will distribute written information concerning the 
Potential Co-Investment Transaction (including the amount proposed to 
be invested by each participating Regulated Fund and Affiliated Fund) 
to the Eligible Directors for their consideration. A Regulated Fund 
will co-invest with one or more other Regulated Funds and/or one or 
more Affiliated Funds only if, prior to the Regulated Funds' and 
Affiliated Funds' participation in the Potential Co-Investment 
Transaction, a Required Majority concludes that:
    (i) The terms of the Potential Co-Investment Transaction, including 
the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to the Regulated 
Fund and its shareholders and do not involve overreaching in respect of 
the Regulated Fund or its shareholders on the part of any person 
concerned;
    (ii) the Potential Co-Investment Transaction is consistent with:
    (A) The interests of the Regulated Fund's shareholders; and
    (B) the Regulated Fund's then-current Objectives and Strategies;
    (iii) the investment by any other Regulated Funds or Affiliated 
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Fund, and participation by the Regulated Fund would not be on a basis 
different from or less advantageous than that of any other Regulated 
Fund or Affiliated Fund; provided that, if any other Regulated Fund or 
Affiliated Fund, but not the Regulated Fund itself, gains the right to 
nominate a director for election to a portfolio company's board of 
directors or the right to have a board observer or any similar right to 
participate in the governance or management of the portfolio company, 
such event shall not be interpreted to prohibit the Required Majority 
from reaching the conclusions required by this condition 2(c)(iii), if:
    (A) The Eligible Directors will have the right to ratify the 
selection of such director or board observer, if any;
    (B) the Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or Advisers if there are 
more than one) agrees to, and does, provide periodic reports to the 
Regulated Fund's Board with respect to the actions of such director or 
the information received by such board observer or obtained through the 
exercise of any similar right to participate in the governance or 
management of the portfolio company; and
    (C) any fees or other compensation that any Affiliated Fund or any 
Regulated Fund or any affiliated person of any Affiliated Fund or any 
Regulated Fund receives in connection with the right of an Affiliated 
Fund or a Regulated Fund to nominate a director or appoint a board 
observer or otherwise to participate in the governance or management of 
the portfolio company will be shared proportionately among the 
participating Affiliated Funds (who each may, in turn, share its 
portion with its affiliated persons) and the participating Regulated 
Funds in accordance with the amount of each party's investment; and
    (iv) the proposed investment by the Regulated Fund will not benefit 
the Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or Advisers if there are more than 
one), the Affiliated Funds or the other Regulated Funds or any 
affiliated person of any of them (other than the parties to the Co-
Investment Transaction), except (A) to the extent permitted by 
condition 13, (B) to the extent permitted by sections 17(e) or 57(k) of 
the Act, as applicable, (C) indirectly, as a result of an interest in 
the securities issued by one of the parties to the Co-Investment 
Transaction, or (D) in the case of fees or other compensation described 
in condition 2(c)(iii)(C).
    3. Each Regulated Fund has the right to decline to participate in 
any Potential Co-Investment Transaction or to invest less than the 
amount proposed.
    4. The Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or Advisers if there are more 
than one) will present to the Board of each Regulated Fund, on a 
quarterly basis, a record of all investments in Potential Co-Investment 
Transactions made by any of the other Regulated Funds or Affiliated 
Funds during the preceding quarter that fell within the Regulated 
Fund's then-current Objectives and Strategies that were not made 
available to the Regulated Fund, and an explanation of why the 
investment opportunities were not offered to the Regulated Fund. All 
information presented to the Board pursuant to this condition will be 
kept for the life of the Regulated Fund and at least two years 
thereafter, and will be subject to examination by the Commission and 
its staff.
    5. Except for Follow-On Investments made in accordance with 
condition 8,\13\ a Regulated Fund will not invest in reliance on the 
Order in any issuer in which another Regulated Fund, Affiliated Fund, 
or any affiliated person of another Regulated Fund or an Affiliated 
Fund is an existing investor.
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    \13\ This exception applies only to Follow-On Investments by a 
Regulated Fund in issuers in which that Regulated Fund already holds 
investments.
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    6. A Regulated Fund will not participate in any Potential Co-
Investment Transaction unless the terms, conditions, price, class of 
securities to be purchased, settlement date, and registration rights 
will be the same for each participating Regulated Fund and Affiliated 
Fund. The grant to an Affiliated Fund or another Regulated Fund, but 
not the Regulated Fund, of the right to nominate a director for 
election to a portfolio company's board of directors, the right to have 
an observer on the board of directors or similar rights to participate 
in the governance or management of the portfolio company will not be 
interpreted so as to violate this condition 6, if conditions 
2(c)(iii)(A), (B) and (C) are met.
    7. (a) If any Affiliated Fund or any Regulated Fund elects to sell, 
exchange or otherwise dispose of an interest in a security that was 
acquired by one or more Regulated Funds and/or Affiliated Funds in a 
Co-Investment Transaction, the applicable Adviser(s) will:
    (i) Notify each Regulated Fund that participated in the Co-
Investment Transaction of the proposed disposition at the earliest 
practical time; and
    (ii) formulate a recommendation as to participation by the 
Regulated Fund in the disposition.
    (b) Each Regulated Fund will have the right to participate in such 
disposition on a proportionate basis, at the same price and on the same 
terms and conditions as those applicable to the participating 
Affiliated Funds and any other Regulated Fund.
    (c) A Regulated Fund may participate in such disposition without 
obtaining prior approval of the Required Majority if: (i) The proposed 
participation of each Regulated Fund and each Affiliated Fund in such 
disposition is proportionate to its outstanding investments in the 
issuer immediately preceding the disposition; (ii) the Board of the 
Regulated Fund has approved as being in the best interests of the 
Regulated Fund the ability to participate in such dispositions on a pro 
rata basis (as described in greater detail in the application); and 
(iii) the Board of the Regulated Fund is provided on a quarterly basis 
with a list of all dispositions made in accordance with this condition. 
In all other cases, the Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or Advisers if 
there are more than one) will provide their written recommendation as 
to the Regulated Fund's participation to the Eligible Directors, and 
the Regulated Fund will participate in such disposition solely to the 
extent that a Required Majority determines that it is in the Regulated 
Fund's best interests.
    (d) Each Affiliated Fund and each Regulated Fund will bear its own 
expenses in connection with any such disposition.
    8. (a) If any Affiliated Fund or any Regulated Fund desires to make 
a Follow-On Investment in a portfolio company whose securities were 
acquired by the Regulated Fund and the Affiliated Fund in a Co-
Investment Transaction, the applicable Adviser(s) will:
    (i) Notify each Regulated Fund that participated in the Co-
Investment Transaction of the proposed transaction at the earliest 
practical time; and
    (ii) formulate a recommendation as to the proposed participation, 
including the amount of the proposed Follow-On Investment, by each 
Regulated Fund.
    (b) A Regulated Fund may participate in such Follow-On Investment 
without obtaining prior approval of the Required Majority if: (i) The 
proposed participation of each Regulated Fund and each Affiliated Fund 
in such investment is proportionate to its outstanding investments in 
the issuer immediately preceding the Follow-On Investment; and (ii) the 
Board of the Regulated Fund has approved as being in the best interests 
of the Regulated Fund the ability to participate in Follow-On 
Investments on a pro rata basis (as described in greater detail in the 
application). In all other cases, the

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Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or Advisers if there are more than one) 
will provide their written recommendation as to such Regulated Fund's 
participation to the Eligible Directors, and the Regulated Fund will 
participate in such Follow-On Investment solely to the extent that the 
Required Majority determines that it is in such Regulated Fund's best 
interests.
    (c) If, with respect to any Follow-On Investment:
    (i) The amount of the opportunity is not based on the Regulated 
Funds' and the Affiliated Funds' outstanding investments immediately 
preceding the Follow-On Investment; and
    (ii) the aggregate amount recommended by the Adviser (or Advisers 
if there are more than one) to a Regulated Fund to be invested by the 
Regulated Fund in the Follow-On Investment, together with the amount 
proposed to be invested by the other participating Regulated Funds and 
the Affiliated Funds in the same transaction, exceeds the amount of the 
opportunity; then the amount invested by each such party will be 
allocated among them pro rata based on each participant's capital 
available for investment in the asset class being allocated, up to the 
amount proposed to be invested by each.
    (d) The acquisition of Follow-On Investments as permitted by this 
condition will be considered a Co-Investment Transaction for all 
purposes and subject to the other conditions set forth in the 
application.
    9. The Non-Interested Directors of each Regulated Fund will be 
provided quarterly for review all information concerning Potential Co-
Investment Transactions and Co-Investment Transactions, including 
investments made by other Regulated Funds or Affiliated Funds that a 
Regulated Fund considered but declined to participate in, so that the 
Non-Interested Directors may determine whether all investments made 
during the preceding quarter, including those investments that the 
Regulated Fund considered but declined to participate in, comply with 
the conditions of the Order. In addition, the Non-Interested Directors 
will consider at least annually the continued appropriateness for such 
Regulated Fund of participating in new and existing Co-Investment 
Transactions.
    10. Each Regulated Fund will maintain the records required by 
section 57(f)(3) of the Act as if each of the Regulated Funds were a 
BDC and each of the investments permitted under these conditions were 
approved by the Required Majority under section 57(f) of the Act.
    11. No Non-Interested Director of a Regulated Fund will also be a 
director, general partner, managing member or principal, or otherwise 
an ``affiliated person'' (as defined in the Act), of any Affiliated 
Fund.
    12. The expenses, if any, associated with acquiring, holding or 
disposing of any securities acquired in a Co-Investment Transaction 
(including, without limitation, the expenses of the distribution of any 
such securities registered for sale under the Securities Act) will, to 
the extent not payable by the applicable Adviser(s) under their 
respective investment advisory agreements with the Affiliated Funds and 
the Regulated Funds, be shared by the Regulated Funds and the 
Affiliated Funds in proportion to the relative amounts of the 
securities held or to be acquired or disposed of, as the case may be.
    13. Any transaction fee \14\ (including break-up or commitment fees 
but excluding broker's fees contemplated by section 17(e) or 57(k) of 
the Act, as applicable) received in connection with a Co-Investment 
Transaction will be distributed to the participating Regulated Funds 
and Affiliated Funds on a pro rata basis based on the amounts they 
invested or committed, as the case may be, in such Co-Investment 
Transaction. If any transaction fee is to be held by an Adviser pending 
consummation of the transaction, the fee will be deposited into an 
account maintained by the Adviser at a bank or banks having the 
qualifications prescribed in section 26(a)(1) of the Act, and the 
account will earn a competitive rate of interest that will also be 
divided pro rata among the participating Regulated Funds and Affiliated 
Funds based on the amounts they invest in such Co-Investment 
Transaction. None of the Affiliated Funds, the applicable Adviser(s), 
the other Regulated Funds or any affiliated person of the Regulated 
Funds or Affiliated Funds will receive additional compensation or 
remuneration of any kind as a result of or in connection with a Co-
Investment Transaction (other than (a) in the case of the Regulated 
Funds and the Affiliated Funds, the pro rata transaction fees described 
above and fees or other compensation described in condition 
2(c)(iii)(C); and (b) in the case of the Advisers, investment advisory 
fees paid in accordance with the Regulated Funds' and the Affiliated 
Funds' investment advisory agreements).
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    \14\ Applicants are not requesting and the staff is not 
providing any relief for transaction fees received in connection 
with any Co-Investment Transaction.
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    14. If the Holders own in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the 
Shares of a Regulated Fund, then the Holders will vote such Shares as 
directed by an independent third party when voting on (1) the election 
of directors; (2) the removal of one or more directors; or (3) any 
other matter under either the Act or applicable State law affecting the 
Board's composition, size or manner of election.
    15. Each Regulated Fund's chief compliance officer, as defined in 
rule 38a-1(a)(4), will prepare an annual report for its Board each year 
that evaluates (and documents the basis of that evaluation) the 
Regulated Fund's compliance with the terms and conditions of the 
application and the procedures established to achieve such compliance.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-04086 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                descriptive reporting for the two year                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               (L), L.P., SDLF (L–A), LLC, Bain Capital
                                                award; and finally the incorporation of                 COMMISSION                                            Direct Lending 2015 (U), L.P., Bain
                                                the performance measurement                                                                                   Capital Distressed & Special Situations
                                                                                                        [Investment Company Act Release No.
                                                reporting. Currently, all phases have                   33031; File No. 812–14766]
                                                                                                                                                              2013 (D), L.P., Bain Capital High Income
                                                been rolled out and are reflected in the                                                                      Feeder II, L.P., Bain Capital High
                                                documentation submitted for the three                   Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., et              Income Feeder, Ltd., Bain Capital High
                                                year approval. The Measuring Success                    al.                                                   Income Partnership, L.P., Bain Capital
                                                initiative has driven the development of                                                                      Credit Managed Account (CalPERS),
                                                the data reporting and analysis system                  February 23, 2018.                                    L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed
                                                (database) that replaces the older                      AGENCY: Securities and Exchange                       Account (E), L.P., Bain Capital Credit
                                                narrative State Program Report system.                  Commission (‘‘Commission’’).                          Managed Account (Newport Mobile),
                                                   The SPR development was guided by                    ACTION: Notice.                                       L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed
                                                a data reporting and collection                                                                               Account (NZSF), L.P., Bain Capital
                                                                                                           Notice of application for an order                 Credit Managed Account (PSERS), L.P.,
                                                framework that balances the need for                    under sections 17(d) and 57(i) of the
                                                descriptive information to monitor                                                                            Bain Capital Credit Managed Account
                                                                                                        Investment Company Act of 1940 (the                   (TCCC), L.P., Bain Capital Credit
                                                compliance with award conditions with                   ‘‘Act’’) and rule 17d–1 under the Act to
                                                the need for data on performance                                                                              Managed Account (UCAL), L.P., Bain
                                                                                                        permit certain joint transactions                     Capital Middle Market Credit 2010
                                                measures to assess the impact of the                    otherwise prohibited by sections 17(d)
                                                public funds. By gathering project data                                                                       (Offshore II Master), L.P., Bain Capital
                                                                                                        and 57(a)(4) of the Act and rule 17d–1                Middle Market Credit 2010 (Offshore
                                                more consistently, IMLS is better able to               under the Act.
                                                compare projects within and across                                                                            Master), L.P., Bain Capital Middle
                                                                                                           Summary of Application: Applicants                 Market Credit 2014, L.P., Bain Capital
                                                states and demonstrate the impact of                    request an order to permit business
                                                public funds on library services. States                                                                      Middle Market Credit 2014 (A Master),
                                                                                                        development companies (‘‘BDCs’’) to co-               L.P., Bain Capital Middle Market Credit
                                                are also able to share information about                invest in portfolio companies with each
                                                their projects both within the library                                                                        2014 (F), L.P., Bain Capital Middle
                                                                                                        other and with affiliated investment                  Market Credit 2010, L.P., Bain Capital
                                                community and with the public at large.                 funds.                                                Credit Rio Grande FMC, L.P., Bain
                                                   Agency: Institute of Museum and                         Applicants: Bain Capital Specialty
                                                                                                                                                              Capital Senior Loan Fund (SRI), L.P.,
                                                Library Services.                                       Finance, Inc. (‘‘BCSF’’), Griffin
                                                                                                                                                              Bain Capital Senior Loan Fund Public
                                                   Title: 2019–2021 IMLS Grants to                      Institutional Access Credit Fund; BCSF
                                                                                                                                                              Ltd Co, Bain Capital Senior Loan Fund,
                                                States Program ‘‘State Program                          Advisors, LP (‘‘BCSFA’’), on behalf of
                                                                                                                                                              L.P., Warehouse Funding Avery Point
                                                Reporting System’’.                                     itself and its successors; 1 Griffin Capital
                                                                                                                                                              VII, LLC, Queenscliff Trust, Bain Capital
                                                                                                        Credit Advisor, LLC (‘‘GIACF’’); Bain
                                                   OMB Number: 3137–0071.                                                                                     Credit Managed Account (CLO), L.P.,
                                                                                                        Capital Credit, LP (‘‘Bain’’), Bain Capital
                                                   Frequency: 1 time per year.                                                                                Cape Schanck Direct Lending Trust,
                                                                                                        Credit (Australia), Pty. Ltd, Bain Capital
                                                                                                                                                              Bain Capital Distressed & Special
                                                   Affected Public: State Library                       Credit (Asia), LLC, Bain Capital
                                                                                                                                                              Situations 2016 (A), L.P., Bain Capital
                                                Administrative Agencies (SLAAs).                        Investments (Europe) Ltd, Bain Capital
                                                                                                                                                              Distressed & Special Situations 2016 (B
                                                   Number of Respondents: 56.                           Credit, Ltd., Bain Capital Credit CLO
                                                                                                                                                              Master), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed &
                                                   Estimated Average Burden per                         Advisors, LP (together with BCSFA, the
                                                                                                                                                              Special Situations 2016 (B), L.P., Bain
                                                Response: 47.83 hours.                                  ‘‘Existing Bain Advisers’’), on behalf of
                                                                                                                                                              Capital Distressed & Special Situations
                                                                                                        themselves and their successors; Avery
                                                   Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2678                                                                        2016 (EU), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed
                                                                                                        Point II CLO, Ltd, Avery Point III CLO,
                                                hours.                                                                                                        & Special Situations 2016 (EU Master),
                                                                                                        Ltd, Avery Point IV CLO, Ltd, Avery
                                                   Total Annualized Capital/Startup                                                                           L.P., Bain Capital Distressed & Special
                                                                                                        Point V CLO, Ltd, Avery Point VI CLO,
                                                Costs: n/a.                                                                                                   Situations 2016 (F), L.P., Sankaty Credit
                                                                                                        Ltd, Newhaven II CLO, Designated
                                                                                                                                                              Opportunities (F) Europe, L.P., Bain
                                                   Total Annual Costs: $74,113.50.                      Activity Co, Race Point IX CLO, Ltd,
                                                                                                                                                              Capital Credit Managed Account
                                                   Public Comments Invited: Comments                    Race Point X CLO, Ltd, Race Point V
                                                                                                                                                              (Blanco), L.P., Bain Capital Credit
                                                submitted in response to this notice will               CLO, Ltd, Race Point VI CLO, Ltd, Race
                                                                                                                                                              Managed Account (FSS), L.P., Bain
                                                be summarized and/or included in the                    Point VII CLO, Ltd, Race Point VIII CLO,
                                                                                                                                                              Capital Structured Credit Fund, L.P.,
                                                request for OMB’s clearance of this                     Ltd, Bain Capital CLO Partners, L.P.,
                                                                                                                                                              Bain Capital Special Situations Asia,
                                                information collection.                                 Sankaty Credit Opportunities (Offshore                L.P., Sankaty CLO Opportunities
                                                                                                        Master) IV, LP, Sankaty Credit                        Coinvestment Fund, L.P., Bain Capital
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Dr.                Opportunities II, LP, Sankaty Credit
                                                Sandra Webb, Director, Grant Policy and                                                                       Distressed & Special Situations 2016
                                                                                                        Opportunities III, LP, Sankaty Credit                 (G), L.P., Bain Capital Credit CLO 2016–
                                                Management, Institute of Museum and                     Opportunities IV, LP, Bain Capital
                                                Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza                                                                          2, Ltd, Bain Capital Credit CLO 2017–
                                                                                                        Distressed & Special Situations 2013                  1, Ltd, Bain Capital Credit CLO 2017–
                                                North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC                   (AIV I), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed &
                                                20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached                                                                           2, Ltd, Newhaven CLO, Designated
                                                                                                        Special Situations 2013 (AIV II Master),              Activity Co, Rye Harbour CLO,
                                                by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–                    L.P., Bain Capital Distressed & Special
                                                653–4608, or by email at swebb@                                                                               Designated Activity Co, Cavalry CLO IV,
                                                                                                        Situations 2013 (A), L.P., Bain Capital               Ltd., Cavalry CLO V, LTD., Bain Capital
                                                imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for                  Distressed & Special Situations 2013
                                                persons with hearing difficulty at 202–                                                                       Euro CLO 2017–1, Designated Activity
                                                                                                        (A2 Master), L.P., Bain Capital
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                                                653–4614.                                                                                                     Co, Bain Capital Euro CLO 2017–2,
                                                                                                        Distressed & Special Situations 2013 (B),             Designated Activity Co (collectively, the
                                                  Dated: February 23, 2018.                             L.P., Bain Capital Direct Lending 2015                ‘‘Existing Affiliated Funds’’).
                                                Kim Miller,                                                                                                      Filing Dates: The application was
                                                                                                          1 The term ‘‘successor,’’ as applied to each
                                                Grants Management Specialist, Office of                                                                       filed on April 20, 2017 and amended on
                                                Grant Policy and Management.                            Adviser (defined below), means an entity that
                                                                                                        results from a reorganization into another            October 4, 2017 and February 20, 2018.
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–04069 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am]             jurisdiction or change in the type of business           Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An
                                                BILLING CODE 7036–01–P                                  organization.                                         order granting the requested relief will


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                                                be issued unless the Commission orders                   million and $150 million in annual                        Kingdom private limited company
                                                a hearing. Interested persons may                        earnings before interest, taxes,                          formed in 2005, are authorized and
                                                request a hearing by writing to the                      depreciation and amortization. BCSF                       regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct
                                                Commission’s Secretary and serving                       intends to focus on senior investments                    Authority. Bain Capital Investments
                                                applicants with a copy of the request,                   with a first or second lien on collateral                 (Europe) Limited is a subsidiary of Bain
                                                personally or by mail. Hearing requests                  and strong structures and                                 Capital, LP. Bain Capital Credit, Ltd. is
                                                should be received by the Commission                     documentation intended to protect the                     a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bain.
                                                by 5:30 p.m. on March 20, 2018, and                      lender.                                                      9. Bain Capital Credit Asia, LLC is a
                                                should be accompanied by proof of                           2. GIACF is a Delaware statutory trust                 limited liability company organized in
                                                service on applicants, in the form of an                 organized as a closed-end investment                      the State of Delaware in 2014 that has
                                                affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of              management company that has elected                       been registered in Hong Kong under the
                                                service. Hearing requests should state                   to operate as an interval fund pursuant                   Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. It is
                                                the nature of the writer’s interest, the                 to Rule 23c-3 under the Act. GIACF’s                      a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bain.
                                                reason for the request, and the issues                   Objectives and Strategies are to generate                    10. Bain Capital Credit CLO Advisors,
                                                contested. Persons who wish to be                        a return comprised of both current                        LP is a limited partnership organized in
                                                notified of a hearing may request                        income and capital appreciation with an                   the State of Delaware and is registered
                                                notification by writing to the                           emphasis on current income with low                       with the Commission under the
                                                Commission’s Secretary.                                  volatility and low correlation to the                     Advisers Act. It is a wholly-owned
                                                ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities                    broader markets. GIACF pursues its                        subsidiary of Bain.
                                                and Exchange Commission, 100 F St.                       investment objective by investing                            11. Applicants state that the Bain
                                                NE, Washington, DC 20549–1090.                           primarily in secured debt (including                      Advisers and the Griffin Advisers are
                                                Applicants: Mr. Ranesh Ramanathan,                       senior secured, unitranche and second                     not affiliated persons, or affiliated
                                                Esq., General Counsel, Bain Capital                      lien debt) and unsecured debt                             persons of affiliated persons (as defined
                                                Credit, LP, 200 Clarendon Street, 37th                   (including senior unsecured and                           in the Act), except for the affiliation that
                                                Floor, Boston, MA, 02116; Mr. Howard                     subordinated debt) issued by private or                   arises as a result of serving as the
                                                S. Hirsch, Esq., Vice President and                      public U.S. companies. GIACF’s                            advisers of any Regulated Fund that is
                                                Secretary, Griffin Capital Credit                        portfolio will consist of a core of                       advised by a Griffin Adviser and sub-
                                                Advisor, LLC, Griffin Capital Plaza,                     syndicated high yield bonds and bank                      advised by a Bain Adviser.
                                                1520 E. Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA                     loans.                                                       12. As Bain Capital, LP controls Bain,
                                                90245.                                                      3. The board of directors of each of                   and will control any other Bain Adviser,
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         BCSF and GIACF (the ‘‘Board’’) 4 is                       it may be deemed to control the
                                                Elizabeth G. Miller, Senior Counsel, at                  comprised of five directors, three of                     Regulated Funds and the Affiliated
                                                (202) 551–8707 or Holly Hunter-Ceci,                     whom are not ‘‘interested persons,’’                      Funds. Applicants state that Bain
                                                Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 551–                   within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19)                    Capital, LP is a holding company and
                                                6825 (Chief Counsel’s Office, Division of                of the Act (the ‘‘Non-Interested                          does not currently offer investment
                                                Investment Management).                                  Directors’’).                                             advisory services to any person and is
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                              4. BCSFA is registered as an                           not expected to do so in the future.
                                                following is a summary of the                            investment adviser under the                              Applicants state that as a result, Bain
                                                application. The complete application                    Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the                      Capital, LP has not been included as an
                                                may be obtained via the Commission’s                     ‘‘Advisers Act’’). BCSFA serves as                        Applicant.
                                                website by searching for the file                        investment adviser to BCSF and sub-                          13. Applicants seek an order
                                                number, or for an applicant using the                    adviser to GIACF. It is a wholly-owned                    (‘‘Order’’) to permit a Regulated Fund 5
                                                Company name box, at http://                             subsidiary of Bain.                                       and one or more Regulated Funds and/
                                                www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by                         5. Griffin is registered an investment                 or one or more Affiliated Funds 6 to
                                                calling (202) 551–8090.                                  adviser under the Advisers Act. Griffin                   participate in the same investment
                                                   Applicants’ Representations:                          serves as investment adviser to GIACF.                    opportunities through a proposed co-
                                                   1. BCSF is a Delaware corporation                     Griffin is an indirect majority-owned                     investment program (the ‘‘Co-
                                                organized as a closed-end management                     subsidiary of Griffin Capital Company,
                                                investment company that has elected to                   LLC.                                                         5 ‘‘Regulated Fund’’ means Existing Regulated

                                                be regulated as a BDC under Section                         6. Bain is registered as an investment                 Funds and any Future Regulated Fund. ‘‘Future
                                                                                                         adviser under the Advisers Act. Bain                      Regulated Fund’’ means any closed-end
                                                54(a) of the Act.2 BCSF’s Objectives and                                                                           management investment company (a) that is
                                                Strategies 3 are to provide risk-adjusted                serves as investment adviser to certain                   registered under the Act or has elected to be
                                                returns and current income to investors.                 Existing Affiliated Funds and either it or                regulated as a BDC, (b)(i) whose investment adviser
                                                BCSF invests primarily in middle-                        another Bain Adviser will serve as the                    is a Bain Adviser or (ii) whose investment adviser
                                                                                                         investment adviser to any Future                          is a Griffin Adviser and whose sub-adviser is a Bain
                                                market companies with between $10                                                                                  Adviser, and (c) that intends to participate in the
                                                                                                         Affiliated Funds (defined below).                         Co-Investment Program.
                                                  2 Section 2(a)(48) defines a BDC to be any closed-        7. Bain Capital Credit (Australia), Pty.                  The term ‘‘Adviser’’ means any Bain Adviser or
                                                end investment company that operates for the             Ltd., an Australian proprietary company                   Griffin Adviser. The term ‘‘Bain Adviser’’ means
                                                purpose of making investments in securities              formed in 2012, is authorized and                         any Existing Bain Adviser and any future
                                                described in sections 55(a)(1) through 55(a)(3) of the   regulated by the Australian Securities                    investment adviser that (i) controls, is controlled by
                                                Act and makes available significant managerial                                                                     or is under common control with Bain Capital, LP,
                                                assistance with respect to the issuers of such
                                                                                                         and Investments Commission. It is a                       and (ii) is registered as an investment adviser under
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                                                securities.                                              wholly-owned subsidiary of Bain.                          the Advisers Act and (iii) is not a Regulated Fund
                                                  3 ‘‘Objectives and Strategies’’ means a Regulated         8. Bain Capital Investments (Europe),                  or a subsidiary of a Regulated Fund.
                                                Fund’s investment objectives and strategies, as          Limited, a United Kingdom private                            6 ‘‘Affiliated Fund’’ means the Existing Affiliated

                                                described in the Regulated Fund’s registration           limited company formed in 2014, and                       Funds and any Future Affiliated Fund. ‘‘Future
                                                statement on Form 10, other filings the Regulated                                                                  Affiliated Fund’’ means any entity (a) whose
                                                Fund has made with the Commission under the              Bain Capital Credit, Ltd., a United                       investment adviser is a Bain Adviser, (b) that would
                                                Securities Act of 1933 (the ‘‘Securities Act’’), or                                                                be an investment company but for section 3(c)(1) or
                                                under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the          4 The term ‘‘Board’’ refers to the board of directors   3(c)(7) of the Act, and (c) that intends to participate
                                                Regulated Fund’s reports to shareholders.                or trustees of any Regulated Fund.                        in the Co-Investment Program.



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                                                Investment Program’’) where such                          Fund were participating directly.                       17. Other than pro rata dispositions
                                                participation would otherwise be                          Applicants represent that this treatment             and Follow-On Investments as provided
                                                prohibited under section 57(a)(4) and                     is justified because a Wholly-Owned                  in conditions 7 and 8, and after making
                                                rule 17d–1 by (a) co-investing with each                  Investment Sub would have no purpose                 the determinations required in
                                                other in securities issued by issuers in                  other than serving as a holding vehicle              conditions 1 and 2(a), the Advisers will
                                                private placement transactions in which                   for the Regulated Fund’s investments                 present each Potential Co-Investment
                                                an Adviser 7 negotiates terms in                          and, therefore, no conflicts of interest             Transaction and the proposed allocation
                                                addition to price; 8 and (b) making                       could arise between the Regulated Fund               to the directors of the Board eligible to
                                                additional investments in securities of                   and the Wholly-Owned Investment Sub.                 vote under section 57(o) of the Act
                                                such issuers, including through the                       The Regulated Fund’s Board would                     (‘‘Eligible Directors’’), and the ‘‘required
                                                exercise of warrants, conversion                          make all relevant determinations under               majority,’’ as defined in section 57(o) of
                                                privileges, and other rights to purchase                  the conditions with regard to a Wholly-              the Act (‘‘Required Majority’’) 12 will
                                                securities of the issuers (‘‘Follow-On                    Owned Investment Sub’s participation                 approve each Co-Investment
                                                Investments’’). ‘‘Co-Investment                           in a Co-Investment Transaction, and the              Transaction prior to any investment by
                                                Transaction’’ means any transaction in                    Regulated Fund’s Board would be                      the participating Regulated Fund.
                                                which a Regulated Fund (or its Wholly-                    informed of, and take into                              18. Applicants state that a Bain
                                                Owned Investment Sub, as defined                          consideration, any proposed use of a                 Adviser has an investment committee
                                                below) participated together with one or                  Wholly-Owned Investment Sub in the                   through which it will carry out its
                                                more other Regulated Funds and/or one                     Regulated Fund’s place. If the Regulated             obligation under condition 1 to make a
                                                or more Affiliated Funds in reliance on                   Fund proposes to participate in the                  determination as to the appropriateness
                                                the requested Order. ‘‘Potential Co-                      same Co-Investment Transaction with                  of the Potential Co-Investment
                                                Investment Transaction’’ means any                        any of its Wholly-Owned Investment                   Transaction for any Regulated Fund.
                                                investment opportunity in which a                         Subs, the Board will also be informed                Applicants represent that in the case of
                                                Regulated Fund (or its Wholly-Owned                       of, and take into consideration, the                 a Potential Co-Investment Transaction,
                                                Investment Sub, as defined below)                         relative participation of the Regulated              the Bain Adviser would apply its
                                                could not participate together with one                   Fund and the Wholly-Owned                            allocation policies and procedures in
                                                or more Affiliated Funds and/or one or                    Investment Sub.                                      determining the proposed allocation for
                                                more other Regulated Funds without                           15. Applicants note that Griffin is               the Regulated Fund consistent with the
                                                obtaining and relying on the Order.9                      responsible for the overall management               requirements of condition 2(a).
                                                   14. Applicants state that a Regulated                  of GIACF’s activities, and BCSFA is                  Applicants further note that each Griffin
                                                Fund may, from time to time, form one                     responsible for the day-to-day                       Adviser and Bain Adviser has adopted
                                                or more Wholly-Owned Investment                           management of GIACF’s investment                     its own allocation policies and
                                                Subs.10 Such a subsidiary would be                        portfolio, in each case consistent with              procedures that take into account the
                                                prohibited from investing in a Co-                        their fiduciary duties. A Griffin Adviser            allocation policies and procedures for
                                                Investment Transaction with any                           will serve as the investment adviser to              the Regulated Funds. Applicants believe
                                                Affiliated Fund or Regulated Fund                         any Regulated Fund with a Bain Adviser               that while each Bain Adviser client may
                                                because it would be a company                             as its sub-adviser. In the case of a                 not participate in each investment
                                                controlled by its parent Regulated Fund                   Regulated Fund with a Bain Adviser as                opportunity, over time each Bain
                                                for purposes of section 57(a)(4) and rule                 sub-adviser, the Bain Adviser will                   Adviser client would participate in
                                                17d–1. Applicants request that each                       identify and recommend the Potential                 investment opportunities fairly and
                                                Wholly-Owned Investment Sub be                            Co-Investment Transactions for the                   equitably.
                                                permitted to participate in Co-                           Regulated Fund, and the applicable sub-                 19. With respect to the pro rata
                                                Investment Transactions in lieu of its                    advisory agreement will require the                  dispositions and Follow-On Investments
                                                parent Regulated Fund and that the                        Bain Adviser to present such Potential               provided in conditions 7 and 8, a
                                                Wholly-Owned Investment Sub’s                             Co-Investment Transaction to the                     Regulated Fund may participate in a pro
                                                participation in any such transaction be                  applicable Griffin Adviser, which will               rata disposition or Follow-On
                                                treated, for purposes of the requested                    have the authority to approve or reject              Investment without obtaining prior
                                                Order, as though the parent Regulated                     it for the Regulated Fund.                           approval of the Required Majority if,
                                                                                                             16. When considering Potential Co-                among other things: (i) The proposed
                                                  7 The term ‘‘Adviser’’ means any Bain Adviser or
                                                                                                          Investment Transactions for any                      participation of each Regulated Fund
                                                Griffin Adviser.
                                                                                                          Regulated Fund, the applicable Adviser               and Affiliated Fund in such disposition
                                                  8 The term ‘‘private placement transactions’’
                                                                                                          will consider only the Objectives and                is proportionate to its outstanding
                                                means transactions in which the offer and sale of                                                              investments in the issuer immediately
                                                securities by the issuer are exempt from registration     Strategies, investment policies,
                                                under the Securities Act.                                 investment positions, capital available              preceding the disposition or Follow-On
                                                  9 All existing entities that currently intend to rely
                                                                                                          for investment, and other pertinent                  Investment, as the case may be; and (ii)
                                                upon the requested Order have been named as
                                                                                                          factors applicable to that Regulated                 the Board of the Regulated Fund has
                                                applicants. Any other existing or future entity that                                                           approved that Regulated Fund’s
                                                subsequently relies on the Order will comply with         Fund. The Regulated Fund Advisers
                                                the terms and conditions of the application.              expect that any portfolio company that               participation in pro rata dispositions
                                                  10 The term ‘‘Wholly-Owned Investment Sub’’
                                                                                                          is an appropriate investment for a                   and Follow-On Investments as being in
                                                means an entity (i) that is wholly-owned by a             Regulated Fund should also be an                     the best interests of the Regulated Fund.
                                                Regulated Fund (with the Regulated Fund at all
                                                                                                          appropriate investment for one or more               If the Board does not so approve, any
                                                times holding, beneficially and of record, 100% of
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                                                                                                          other Regulated Funds and/or one or                  such disposition or Follow-On
                                                the voting and economic interests); (ii) whose sole
                                                business purpose is to hold one or more                   more Affiliated Funds, with certain                  Investment will be submitted to the
                                                investments on behalf of the Regulated Fund; (iii)        exceptions based on available capital or             Regulated Fund’s Eligible Directors. The
                                                with respect to which the Regulated Fund’s Board
                                                has the sole authority to make all determinations         diversification.11                                     12 In the case of a Regulated Fund that is a
                                                with respect to the entity’s participation under the                                                           registered closed-end fund, the Board members that
                                                conditions of the Application; and (iv) that would          11 The Regulated Funds, however, will not be       make up the Required Majority will be determined
                                                be an investment company but for section 3(c)(1) or       obligated to invest, or co-invest, when investment   as if the Regulated Fund were a BDC subject to
                                                3(c)(7) of the Act.                                       opportunities are referred to them.                  Section 57(o).



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                                                Board of any Regulated Fund may at any                     3. Applicants state that in the absence            Investment Transaction to be
                                                time rescind, suspend or qualify its                    of the requested relief, the Regulated                appropriate for the Regulated Fund, the
                                                approval of pro rata dispositions and                   Funds would be, in some                               Adviser (or Advisers if there are more
                                                Follow-On Investments with the result                   circumstances, limited in their ability to            than one) will then determine an
                                                that all dispositions and/or Follow-On                  participate in attractive and appropriate             appropriate level of investment for the
                                                Investments must be submitted to the                    investment opportunities. Applicants                  Regulated Fund.
                                                Eligible Directors.                                     believe that the proposed terms and                      (b) If the aggregate amount
                                                  20. No Non-Interested Director of a                   conditions will ensure that the Co-                   recommended by the Adviser (or
                                                Regulated Fund will have a financial                    Investment Transactions are consistent                Advisers if there are more than one) to
                                                interest in any Co-Investment                           with the protection of each Regulated                 a Regulated Fund to be invested by the
                                                Transaction, other than through share                   Fund’s shareholders and with the                      Regulated Fund in the Potential Co-
                                                ownership in one of the Regulated                       purposes intended by the policies and                 Investment Transaction, together with
                                                Funds.                                                  provisions of the Act. Applicants state               the amount proposed to be invested by
                                                                                                        that the Regulated Funds’ participation               the other participating Regulated Funds
                                                Applicants’ Legal Analysis                              in the Co-Investment Transactions will                and Affiliated Funds, collectively, in the
                                                   1. Section 57(a)(4) of the Act prohibits             be consistent with the provisions,                    same transaction, exceeds the amount of
                                                certain affiliated persons of a BDC from                policies, and purposes of the Act and on              the investment opportunity, the amount
                                                participating in joint transactions with                a basis that is not different from or less            of the investment opportunity will be
                                                the BDC or a company controlled by a                    advantageous than that of other                       allocated among the Regulated Funds
                                                BDC in contravention of rules as                        participants.                                         and Affiliated Funds pro rata based on
                                                prescribed by the Commission. Under                        4. Applicants also represent that if the           each participant’s capital available for
                                                section 57(b)(2) of the Act, any person                 Advisers, certain employees and                       investment in the asset class being
                                                who is directly or indirectly controlling,              principals of Bain and its affiliated                 allocated, up to the amount proposed to
                                                controlled by, or under common control                  advisers (collectively, the ‘‘Principals’’),          be invested by each. The Adviser (or
                                                with a BDC is subject to section 57(a)(4).              any person controlling, controlled by, or             Advisers if there are more than one) to
                                                Applicants submit that each of the                      under common control with the                         a Regulated Fund will provide the
                                                Regulated Funds and Affiliated Funds                    Advisers or the Principals, and the                   Eligible Directors of each participating
                                                be deemed to be a person related to each                Affiliated Funds (collectively, the                   Regulated Fund with information
                                                                                                        ‘‘Holders’’) own in the aggregate more                concerning each participating party’s
                                                Regulated Fund in a manner described
                                                                                                        than 25 percent of the outstanding                    available capital to assist the Eligible
                                                by section 57(b) by virtue of being under
                                                                                                        voting securities of a Regulated Fund                 Directors with their review of the
                                                common control. In addition, section
                                                                                                        (‘‘Shares’’), then the Holders will vote              Regulated Fund’s investments for
                                                57(b) applies to any investment adviser
                                                                                                        such Shares as required under                         compliance with these allocation
                                                to a Regulated Fund that is a BDC and
                                                                                                        Condition 14. Applicants believe that                 procedures.
                                                to any section 2(a)(3)(C) affiliates of the
                                                                                                        this condition will ensure that the Non-                 (c) After making the determinations
                                                investment adviser, including GIACF
                                                                                                        Interested Directors will act                         required in conditions 1 and 2(a)above,
                                                and the Affiliated Funds. Section 57(i)
                                                                                                        independently in evaluating the Co-                   the Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or
                                                of the Act provides that, until the
                                                                                                        Investment Program, because the ability               Advisers if there are more than one) will
                                                Commission prescribes rules under
                                                                                                        of the Advisers or the Principals to                  distribute written information
                                                section 57(a)(4), the Commission’s rules
                                                                                                        influence the Non-Interested Directors                concerning the Potential Co-Investment
                                                under section 17(d) of the Act
                                                                                                        by a suggestion, explicit or implied, that            Transaction (including the amount
                                                applicable to registered closed-end
                                                                                                        the Non-Interested Directors can be                   proposed to be invested by each
                                                investment companies will be deemed
                                                                                                        removed will be limited significantly.                participating Regulated Fund and
                                                to apply to transactions subject to
                                                                                                        Applicants represent that the Non-                    Affiliated Fund) to the Eligible Directors
                                                section 57(a)(4). Because the
                                                                                                        Interested Directors will evaluate and                for their consideration. A Regulated
                                                Commission has not adopted any rules
                                                                                                        approve any such independent party,                   Fund will co-invest with one or more
                                                under section 57(a)(4), rule 17d–1 also
                                                                                                        taking into account its qualifications,               other Regulated Funds and/or one or
                                                applies to joint transactions with
                                                                                                        reputation for independence, cost to the              more Affiliated Funds only if, prior to
                                                Regulated Funds that are BDCs. Section
                                                                                                        shareholders, and other factors that they             the Regulated Funds’ and Affiliated
                                                17(d) of the Act and rule 17d–1 under
                                                                                                        deem relevant.                                        Funds’ participation in the Potential Co-
                                                the Act are applicable to Regulated
                                                                                                        Applicants’ Conditions                                Investment Transaction, a Required
                                                Funds that are registered closed-end
                                                                                                                                                              Majority concludes that:
                                                investment companies.                                     Applicants agree that the Order will                   (i) The terms of the Potential Co-
                                                   2. Section 17(d) of the Act and rule                 be subject to the following conditions:               Investment Transaction, including the
                                                17d–1 under the Act prohibit affiliated                   1. Each time a Bain Adviser considers               consideration to be paid, are reasonable
                                                persons of a registered investment                      a Potential Co-Investment Transaction                 and fair to the Regulated Fund and its
                                                company from participating in joint                     for an Affiliated Fund or another                     shareholders and do not involve
                                                transactions with the company unless                    Regulated Fund that falls within a                    overreaching in respect of the Regulated
                                                the Commission has granted an order                     Regulated Fund’s then-current                         Fund or its shareholders on the part of
                                                permitting such transactions. In passing                Objectives and Strategies, each Adviser               any person concerned;
                                                upon applications under rule 17d–1, the                 to a Regulated Fund will make an                         (ii) the Potential Co-Investment
                                                Commission considers whether the
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                                                                                                        independent determination of the                      Transaction is consistent with:
                                                company’s participation in the joint                    appropriateness of the investment for                    (A) The interests of the Regulated
                                                transaction is consistent with the                      such Regulated Fund in light of the                   Fund’s shareholders; and
                                                provisions, policies, and purposes of the               Regulated Fund’s then-current                            (B) the Regulated Fund’s then-current
                                                Act and the extent to which such                        circumstances.                                        Objectives and Strategies;
                                                participation is on a basis different from                2. (a) If each Adviser to a Regulated                  (iii) the investment by any other
                                                or less advantageous than that of other                 Fund deems the Regulated Fund’s                       Regulated Funds or Affiliated Funds
                                                participants.                                           participation in any Potential Co-                    would not disadvantage the Regulated


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                                                Fund, and participation by the                             4. The Adviser to the Regulated Fund               on a proportionate basis, at the same
                                                Regulated Fund would not be on a basis                  (or Advisers if there are more than one)              price and on the same terms and
                                                different from or less advantageous than                will present to the Board of each                     conditions as those applicable to the
                                                that of any other Regulated Fund or                     Regulated Fund, on a quarterly basis, a               participating Affiliated Funds and any
                                                Affiliated Fund; provided that, if any                  record of all investments in Potential                other Regulated Fund.
                                                other Regulated Fund or Affiliated                      Co-Investment Transactions made by                       (c) A Regulated Fund may participate
                                                Fund, but not the Regulated Fund itself,                any of the other Regulated Funds or                   in such disposition without obtaining
                                                gains the right to nominate a director for              Affiliated Funds during the preceding                 prior approval of the Required Majority
                                                election to a portfolio company’s board                 quarter that fell within the Regulated                if: (i) The proposed participation of each
                                                of directors or the right to have a board               Fund’s then-current Objectives and                    Regulated Fund and each Affiliated
                                                observer or any similar right to                        Strategies that were not made available               Fund in such disposition is
                                                participate in the governance or                        to the Regulated Fund, and an                         proportionate to its outstanding
                                                management of the portfolio company,                    explanation of why the investment                     investments in the issuer immediately
                                                such event shall not be interpreted to                  opportunities were not offered to the                 preceding the disposition; (ii) the Board
                                                prohibit the Required Majority from                     Regulated Fund. All information                       of the Regulated Fund has approved as
                                                reaching the conclusions required by                    presented to the Board pursuant to this               being in the best interests of the
                                                this condition 2(c)(iii), if:                           condition will be kept for the life of the            Regulated Fund the ability to participate
                                                   (A) The Eligible Directors will have                 Regulated Fund and at least two years                 in such dispositions on a pro rata basis
                                                the right to ratify the selection of such               thereafter, and will be subject to                    (as described in greater detail in the
                                                director or board observer, if any;                     examination by the Commission and its                 application); and (iii) the Board of the
                                                   (B) the Adviser to the Regulated Fund                staff.                                                Regulated Fund is provided on a
                                                (or Advisers if there are more than one)                   5. Except for Follow-On Investments                quarterly basis with a list of all
                                                agrees to, and does, provide periodic                   made in accordance with condition 8,13                dispositions made in accordance with
                                                reports to the Regulated Fund’s Board                   a Regulated Fund will not invest in                   this condition. In all other cases, the
                                                with respect to the actions of such                     reliance on the Order in any issuer in                Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or
                                                director or the information received by                 which another Regulated Fund,                         Advisers if there are more than one) will
                                                such board observer or obtained through                 Affiliated Fund, or any affiliated person             provide their written recommendation
                                                the exercise of any similar right to                    of another Regulated Fund or an                       as to the Regulated Fund’s participation
                                                participate in the governance or                        Affiliated Fund is an existing investor.              to the Eligible Directors, and the
                                                management of the portfolio company;                       6. A Regulated Fund will not                       Regulated Fund will participate in such
                                                and                                                     participate in any Potential Co-                      disposition solely to the extent that a
                                                   (C) any fees or other compensation                   Investment Transaction unless the                     Required Majority determines that it is
                                                that any Affiliated Fund or any                         terms, conditions, price, class of                    in the Regulated Fund’s best interests.
                                                Regulated Fund or any affiliated person                 securities to be purchased, settlement                   (d) Each Affiliated Fund and each
                                                of any Affiliated Fund or any Regulated                 date, and registration rights will be the             Regulated Fund will bear its own
                                                Fund receives in connection with the                    same for each participating Regulated                 expenses in connection with any such
                                                right of an Affiliated Fund or a                        Fund and Affiliated Fund. The grant to                disposition.
                                                Regulated Fund to nominate a director                   an Affiliated Fund or another Regulated                  8. (a) If any Affiliated Fund or any
                                                or appoint a board observer or otherwise                Fund, but not the Regulated Fund, of                  Regulated Fund desires to make a
                                                to participate in the governance or                     the right to nominate a director for                  Follow-On Investment in a portfolio
                                                management of the portfolio company                     election to a portfolio company’s board               company whose securities were
                                                will be shared proportionately among                    of directors, the right to have an                    acquired by the Regulated Fund and the
                                                the participating Affiliated Funds (who                 observer on the board of directors or                 Affiliated Fund in a Co-Investment
                                                each may, in turn, share its portion with               similar rights to participate in the                  Transaction, the applicable Adviser(s)
                                                its affiliated persons) and the                         governance or management of the                       will:
                                                participating Regulated Funds in                        portfolio company will not be                            (i) Notify each Regulated Fund that
                                                accordance with the amount of each                      interpreted so as to violate this                     participated in the Co-Investment
                                                party’s investment; and                                 condition 6, if conditions 2(c)(iii)(A), (B)          Transaction of the proposed transaction
                                                   (iv) the proposed investment by the                  and (C) are met.                                      at the earliest practical time; and
                                                Regulated Fund will not benefit the                        7. (a) If any Affiliated Fund or any                  (ii) formulate a recommendation as to
                                                Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or                       Regulated Fund elects to sell, exchange               the proposed participation, including
                                                Advisers if there are more than one), the               or otherwise dispose of an interest in a              the amount of the proposed Follow-On
                                                Affiliated Funds or the other Regulated                 security that was acquired by one or                  Investment, by each Regulated Fund.
                                                Funds or any affiliated person of any of                more Regulated Funds and/or Affiliated                   (b) A Regulated Fund may participate
                                                them (other than the parties to the Co-                 Funds in a Co-Investment Transaction,                 in such Follow-On Investment without
                                                Investment Transaction), except (A) to                  the applicable Adviser(s) will:                       obtaining prior approval of the Required
                                                the extent permitted by condition 13,                      (i) Notify each Regulated Fund that                Majority if: (i) The proposed
                                                (B) to the extent permitted by sections                 participated in the Co-Investment                     participation of each Regulated Fund
                                                17(e) or 57(k) of the Act, as applicable,               Transaction of the proposed disposition               and each Affiliated Fund in such
                                                (C) indirectly, as a result of an interest              at the earliest practical time; and                   investment is proportionate to its
                                                in the securities issued by one of the                     (ii) formulate a recommendation as to              outstanding investments in the issuer
                                                                                                        participation by the Regulated Fund in                immediately preceding the Follow-On
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                                                parties to the Co-Investment
                                                Transaction, or (D) in the case of fees or              the disposition.                                      Investment; and (ii) the Board of the
                                                other compensation described in                            (b) Each Regulated Fund will have the              Regulated Fund has approved as being
                                                condition 2(c)(iii)(C).                                 right to participate in such disposition              in the best interests of the Regulated
                                                   3. Each Regulated Fund has the right                                                                       Fund the ability to participate in
                                                                                                          13 This exception applies only to Follow-On
                                                to decline to participate in any Potential              Investments by a Regulated Fund in issuers in
                                                                                                                                                              Follow-On Investments on a pro rata
                                                Co-Investment Transaction or to invest                  which that Regulated Fund already holds               basis (as described in greater detail in
                                                less than the amount proposed.                          investments.                                          the application). In all other cases, the


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                                                Adviser to the Regulated Fund (or                          11. No Non-Interested Director of a                Funds’ investment advisory
                                                Advisers if there are more than one) will               Regulated Fund will also be a director,               agreements).
                                                provide their written recommendation                    general partner, managing member or                     14. If the Holders own in the aggregate
                                                as to such Regulated Fund’s                             principal, or otherwise an ‘‘affiliated               more than 25 percent of the Shares of
                                                participation to the Eligible Directors,                person’’ (as defined in the Act), of any              a Regulated Fund, then the Holders will
                                                and the Regulated Fund will participate                 Affiliated Fund.                                      vote such Shares as directed by an
                                                in such Follow-On Investment solely to                     12. The expenses, if any, associated               independent third party when voting on
                                                the extent that the Required Majority                   with acquiring, holding or disposing of               (1) the election of directors; (2) the
                                                determines that it is in such Regulated                                                                       removal of one or more directors; or (3)
                                                                                                        any securities acquired in a Co-
                                                Fund’s best interests.                                                                                        any other matter under either the Act or
                                                                                                        Investment Transaction (including,
                                                   (c) If, with respect to any Follow-On                                                                      applicable State law affecting the
                                                Investment:                                             without limitation, the expenses of the
                                                                                                        distribution of any such securities                   Board’s composition, size or manner of
                                                   (i) The amount of the opportunity is                                                                       election.
                                                not based on the Regulated Funds’ and                   registered for sale under the Securities
                                                                                                        Act) will, to the extent not payable by                 15. Each Regulated Fund’s chief
                                                the Affiliated Funds’ outstanding                                                                             compliance officer, as defined in rule
                                                investments immediately preceding the                   the applicable Adviser(s) under their
                                                                                                        respective investment advisory                        38a–1(a)(4), will prepare an annual
                                                Follow-On Investment; and                                                                                     report for its Board each year that
                                                   (ii) the aggregate amount                            agreements with the Affiliated Funds
                                                                                                        and the Regulated Funds, be shared by                 evaluates (and documents the basis of
                                                recommended by the Adviser (or                                                                                that evaluation) the Regulated Fund’s
                                                Advisers if there are more than one) to                 the Regulated Funds and the Affiliated
                                                                                                        Funds in proportion to the relative                   compliance with the terms and
                                                a Regulated Fund to be invested by the                                                                        conditions of the application and the
                                                Regulated Fund in the Follow-On                         amounts of the securities held or to be
                                                                                                        acquired or disposed of, as the case may              procedures established to achieve such
                                                Investment, together with the amount                                                                          compliance.
                                                proposed to be invested by the other                    be.
                                                participating Regulated Funds and the                      13. Any transaction fee 14 (including                For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                Affiliated Funds in the same                                                                                  Investment Management, under delegated
                                                                                                        break-up or commitment fees but                       authority.
                                                transaction, exceeds the amount of the                  excluding broker’s fees contemplated by
                                                opportunity; then the amount invested                                                                         Robert W. Errett,
                                                                                                        section 17(e) or 57(k) of the Act, as
                                                by each such party will be allocated                    applicable) received in connection with               Deputy Secretary.
                                                among them pro rata based on each                       a Co-Investment Transaction will be                   [FR Doc. 2018–04086 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                                participant’s capital available for                     distributed to the participating                      BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                investment in the asset class being                     Regulated Funds and Affiliated Funds
                                                allocated, up to the amount proposed to                 on a pro rata basis based on the amounts
                                                be invested by each.                                    they invested or committed, as the case               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                   (d) The acquisition of Follow-On                     may be, in such Co-Investment                         COMMISSION
                                                Investments as permitted by this                        Transaction. If any transaction fee is to
                                                condition will be considered a Co-                                                                            [Release No. 34–82758; File No. SR–
                                                                                                        be held by an Adviser pending                         CboeBZX–2017–023]
                                                Investment Transaction for all purposes                 consummation of the transaction, the
                                                and subject to the other conditions set                 fee will be deposited into an account                 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe
                                                forth in the application.                               maintained by the Adviser at a bank or                BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
                                                   9. The Non-Interested Directors of                   banks having the qualifications                       Designation of a Longer Period for
                                                each Regulated Fund will be provided                    prescribed in section 26(a)(1) of the Act,            Commission Action on Proposed Rule
                                                quarterly for review all information                    and the account will earn a competitive               Change To List and Trade Shares of
                                                concerning Potential Co-Investment                      rate of interest that will also be divided            the iShares Gold Exposure ETF, a
                                                Transactions and Co-Investment                          pro rata among the participating                      Series of the iShares U.S. ETF Trust,
                                                Transactions, including investments                     Regulated Funds and Affiliated Funds                  Under Exchange Rule 14.11(i),
                                                made by other Regulated Funds or                        based on the amounts they invest in                   Managed Fund Shares
                                                Affiliated Funds that a Regulated Fund                  such Co-Investment Transaction. None
                                                considered but declined to participate                  of the Affiliated Funds, the applicable               February 22, 2018.
                                                in, so that the Non-Interested Directors                Adviser(s), the other Regulated Funds or                 On December 21, 2017, Cboe BZX
                                                may determine whether all investments                   any affiliated person of the Regulated                Exchange, Inc. filed with the Securities
                                                made during the preceding quarter,                      Funds or Affiliated Funds will receive                and Exchange Commission
                                                including those investments that the                    additional compensation or                            (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section
                                                Regulated Fund considered but declined                  remuneration of any kind as a result of               19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                                to participate in, comply with the                      or in connection with a Co-Investment                 of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
                                                conditions of the Order. In addition, the               Transaction (other than (a) in the case               thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
                                                Non-Interested Directors will consider                  of the Regulated Funds and the                        list and trade shares of the iShares Gold
                                                at least annually the continued                         Affiliated Funds, the pro rata                        Exposure ETF, a series of the iShares
                                                appropriateness for such Regulated                      transaction fees described above and                  U.S. ETF Trust, under Exchange Rule
                                                Fund of participating in new and                        fees or other compensation described in               14.11(i) which governs the listing and
                                                existing Co-Investment Transactions.                    condition 2(c)(iii)(C); and (b) in the case           trading of Managed Fund Shares. The
                                                   10. Each Regulated Fund will
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                                                                                                        of the Advisers, investment advisory                  proposed rule change was published for
                                                maintain the records required by section                                                                      comment in the Federal Register on
                                                                                                        fees paid in accordance with the
                                                57(f)(3) of the Act as if each of the                                                                         January 11, 2018.3 The Commission has
                                                                                                        Regulated Funds’ and the Affiliated
                                                Regulated Funds were a BDC and each
                                                of the investments permitted under                        14 Applicants are not requesting and the staff is     1 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                these conditions were approved by the                   not providing any relief for transaction fees           2 17  CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                Required Majority under section 57(f) of                received in connection with any Co-Investment            3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82444

                                                the Act.                                                Transaction.                                          (January 5, 2018), 83 FR 1438.



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe application was filed on April 20, 2017 and amended on October 4, 2017 and February 20, 2018.
ContactElizabeth G. Miller, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551-8707 or Holly Hunter-Ceci, Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Chief Counsel's Office, Division of Investment Management).
FR Citation83 FR 8712 

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