Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Investment Company Act Release No. 36162; File No. 812-15960]
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”), closed-end management investment companies, and open-end management investment companies to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain affiliated investment entities.
Applicants:
Keystone Private Income Fund, Keystone National Group, LLC, Keystone Private Market Opportunities IX (Q), LP, Keystone Private Market Opportunities IX, LP, Keystone Real Estate Lending Fund, LLC, and Keystone Real Estate Investment Trust, LLC.
Filing Dates:
The application was filed on December 19, 2025, and amended on March 31, 2026, and May 8, 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 the file number referenced above. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m., Eastern time, on June 15, 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: J. Troy Beatty, troy@keystonenational.com; and James E. Anderson, JAnderson@willkie.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Ahmadifar, Branch Chief, or Adam Large, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).