Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Investment Company Act Release No. 36138; File No. 812-15938]
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:
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust, Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund, Guggenheim Investments Private Credit Fund, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, Guggenheim Private Investments, LLC, Guggenheim Investments Loan Advisors, LLC and certain of their affiliated entities as described in Schedule A to the Application.
Filing Dates:
The application was filed on November 10, 2025, and amended on April 13, 2026 and April 30, 2026.
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. The email should include file number referenced above. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on May 25, 2026, 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: Mark E. Mathiasen, Esq., Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Guggenheim Private Investments, LLC, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, Guggenheim Investments Loan Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017; Cynthia R. Beyea, Esq. and Julien Bourgeois, Esq., Dechert LLP, Cynthia.Beyea@Dechert.com and Julien.Bourgeois@Dechert.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Loko, Senior Special Counsel, or Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).