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:

Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc., Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., and certain of their affiliated entities as described in Schedule A to the application.

Filing Dates:

The application was filed on December 10, 2025 and amended on June 8, 2026 and July 1, 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. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on August 11, 2026, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the Applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a ( printed page 46221) 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: Thomas K. Morgan, Esq., General Counsel, Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., tmorgan@herzfeld.com; and Theodore D. Edwards, Esq., Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Theodore.Edwards@troutman.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kris Guidroz, Senior Counsel, or Thomas Ahmadifar, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).