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April 23, 2021
Via Edgar
Ms. Elizabeth G. Miller
Senior Counsel
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Request for Withdrawal of Exemptive Application for Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. et al. (File No. 812-14766) |
Dear Ms. Miller:
On behalf of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. and the additional applicants (collectively, the “Applicants”), we hereby request the withdrawal of the exemptive application (File No. 812-14766) (the “Application”) first filed by the Applicants on April 20, 2017, and subsequently amended on October 4, 2017 and February 20, 2018. The Application requested exemptive relief under Sections 17(d) and 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and Rule 17d-1 promulgated thereunder, permitting certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by the 1940 Act. Per your correspondence dated April 21, 2021, the Applicants will refile the amended Application that was filed on April 13, 2021 as an initial application.
If you have any questions concerning the foregoing, please call me at (212) 698-3525. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely, | |
/s/ Richard Horowitz | |
Richard Horowitz |
cc: | David Nicolardi, Branch Chief |
Holly L. Hunter-Ceci, Assistant Chief Counsel | |
Michael Treisman | |
Terrence O. Davis |
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