[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79987-79988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22548]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 35342; File No. 812-15482]


Lafayette Square USA, Inc., et al.

September 26, 2024.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    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

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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 amend a previous 
order granted by the Commission that permits certain business 
development companies and closed-end management investment companies to 
co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain 
affiliated investment entities.

Applicants: Lafayette Square USA, Inc., Lafayette Square Private Fund, 
LLC and LS BDC Adviser, LLC.

Filing Dates: The application was filed on July 12, 2023.

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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#693a0c0a1b0c1d081b101a44260f0f000a0c291a0c0a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc9fa9afbea9b8adbeb5bfe183aaaaa5afa98cbfa9afe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a> 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 October 
21, 2024, 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#21724442534455405358520c6e4747484244615244420f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fead9b9d8c9b8a9f8c878dd3b19898979d9bbe8d9b9dd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#50033533223524312229237d1f3636393335102335337e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8eddebedfcebfaeffcf7fda3c1e8e8e7edebcefdebeda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>. Applicants: 
Ileana Stone, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#473433282922072b2621263e223333223436322635226924282a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2c1c6dddcd7f2ded3d4d3cbd7c6c6d7c1c3c7d3c0d79cd1dddf">[email protected]</span></a>; with copies to: Thomas 
Friedmann, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e094888f8d8193ce86928985848d818e8ea084858388859294ce838f8d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="44302c2b2925376a22362d212029252a2a042021272c2136306a272b29">[email protected]</span></a> and Cynthia Beyea, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3172485f455958501f735448545071555452595443451f525e5c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c3f05120814151d523e1905191d3c18191f14190e08521f1311">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri G. Jordan, Branch Chief, at 
(202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's 
Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal 
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' application, 
dated July 12, 2023, which may be obtained via the Commission's website 
by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or for an 
Applicant using the Company name search field, on the SEC's EDGAR 
system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/legacy/companysearch.html. You may also call the 
SEC's Public Reference Room at (202) 551-8090.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-22548 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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