Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Investment Company Act Release No. 35150; File No. 812-15381]
AGENCY:
Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”).
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice of application for an order under section 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 section 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 certain business development companies (“BDCs”) and closed-end management investment companies to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain affiliated investment entities.
Applicants: First Trust Real Assets Fund; First Trust Private Credit Fund; First Trust Private Assets Fund; First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund; Infinity Core Alternative Fund; Destiny Alternative Fund LLC; First Trust Hedged Strategies Fund; First Trust Capital Management L.P.; FT Alternative Platform I LLC; FT Offshore I LP; VCM Core Opportunities Fund LLC; FT Private Investment Platform I LLC; FT Real Estate Platform I LLC; Cornerstone Diversified Portfolio LP; Highland Capital Management Institutional Fund II LLC; Destiny Alternative Fund II LLC; CP Special Assets Fund LLC; Park Shore Multi Asset Strategy Fund LLC; FT Vest Hedged Equity Enhanced Income Fund LLC; Destiny Target Outcome Fund 2024-1 LLC; and Vivaldi Capital Management LP.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on August 23, 2022, and amended on January 19, 2023, and February 7, 2024.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing the SEC's Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the Applicants with a copy of the request by email, to the email address listed below for the relevant Applicant. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on March 25, 2024 and should be accompanied by proof of service on the Applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov.
ADDRESSES:
The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Marc D. Bassewitz, Esq., mbassewitz@firsttrustcapital.com, and Veena K. Jain, Esq., veena.jain@faegredrinker.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephan N. Packs, Senior Counsel, or Terri G. Jordan, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).