AGENCY:

Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”).

ACTION:

Notice.

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 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:

Audax Credit BDC Inc., Audax Private Credit Fund, LLC, Audax Management Company (NY), LLC, Audax PDB Management Company, LLC, and certain of their affiliated entities as described in Appendix A to the application.

FILING DATES:

The application was filed on July 24, 2024, and amended on December 17, 2024, May 13, 2025, and July 15, 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 should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on August 18, 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 at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov.

ADDRESSES:

The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Audax Management Company (NY), LLC, Jason Scoffield, jscoffield@audaxgroup.com, and Daniel Weintraub, dweintraub@audaxgroup.com; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Rajib Chanda, Esq. rajib.chanda@stblaw.com, Steven Grigoriou, Esq., steven.grigoriou@stblaw.com, and Hadley Dryland, hadley.dryland@stblaw.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Adam Large, Senior Special Counsel, Laura Solomon, Senior Counsel, or Daniele Marchesani, Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).