Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Investment Company Act Release No. 35800; File No. 812-15685]
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 registered closed-end management investment companies and business development companies to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain affiliated investment entities.
Applicants:
Tri-Continental Corporation, Columbia Credit Income Opportunities Fund, Columbia Strategic Income Private Fund, LLC, and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Filing Dates:
The application was filed on January 7, 2025 and amended on May 6, 2025, September 4, 2025 and September 30, 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 ( printed page 54414) 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 December 16, 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: Ryan C. Larrenaga, Esq. and Joseph D'Alessandro, Esq., Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, ryan.c.larrenaga@columbiathreadneedle.com and joseph.l.dalessandro@ampf.com; and Brian D. McCabe, Esq., and Angela C. Jaimes, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, brian.mccabe@ropesgray.com and angela.jaimes@ropesgray.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Large, Senior Special Counsel, Kris Easter Guidroz, Senior Counsel, or Daniele Marchesani, Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).