Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Investment Company Act Release No. 35488; 812-15699]
AGENCY:
Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”).
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice of application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) granting an exemption from section 23(a)(1) of the Act.
Summary of Application:
Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end management investment companies and business development companies (as defined under section 2(a)(48) of the Act) to pay investment advisory fees (as described in the application) in shares of their common stock.
Applicants:
ISQ Infrastructure Income Fund and I Squared Capital Registered Advisor LLC
Filing Dates:
The application was filed on February 11, 2025.
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, if an email address is listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. Hearing requests ( printed page 11637) should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on March 31, 2025, 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.
ADDRESSES:
The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Gautam Bhandari, I Squared Capital Registered Advisor LLC, gautam.bhandari@isquaredcapital.com, with copies to Benjamin Wells, Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, bwells@stblaw.com, and Jonathan H. Gaines, Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, jonathan.gaines@stblaw.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).