“Commencement of Operations” is defined within Note 2 to the Financial Statement as the beginning of active operations of the Company that may occur on any calendar day; provided, however, each of the following has occurred: (i) the registration statement is effective; (ii) the Company filed an election to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act and is subject to the Investment Company Act requirements applicable to BDCs; (iii) the Company received debt financing commitments on terms that are satisfactory to the Company, subject to customary closing conditions; and (iv) the initial closing of the private offering shall have been consummated.
The Company believes that, as of the date of the Financial Statement, it was not probable that the “Commencement of Operations” will occur. As a result, a loss contingency was not accrued on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities but was disclosed within the Notes to the Financial Statement to provide users an understanding of the potential liability the Company would incur if these conditions were met. Additionally, as of the date of the Financial Statement, there were no commitments to purchase shares of the Company.
Comment 6: On page F-10, in relation to “Note 7. Subsequent Events,” in the second paragraph, there is disclosure of closing conditions to acquire the Portfolio Investments. Please consider whether the closing conditions disclosed in the subsequent event note should also be disclosed in the Form 10 as well under the heading, “Item 1(c). Description of Business — Formation Transactions.”
Response: The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff’s comment and, under the heading “Item 1(c). Description of Business—Formation Transactions,” has revised the disclosure accordingly.
Comment 7: On page F-10, in relation to “Note 7. Subsequent Events,” under the heading, “Item 1(c). Description of Business — Formation Transactions,” there is disclosure that Jefferies Finance will provide the unsecured bridge financing to fund the purchase of the Warehouse Portfolio. Please explain why similar disclosure is not included or referenced in the subsequent event note as well.
Response: The Company notes that Jefferies Finance has not contractually committed to provide the referenced unsecured bridge financing to fund the purchase of the Warehouse Portfolio. As a result, the Company does not believe that it would be appropriate to include a representation in Note 7 to the Financial Statement that Jefferies Finance will provide such funding. Additionally, the Company has revised the relevant disclosure in the Amended Registration Statement under the heading, “Item 1(c). Description of Business — Formation Transactions,” to clarify the conditional nature of any such bridge financing as follows:
“Jefferies Financewill intends to provide us with unsecured bridge financing to fund the purchase of the Warehouse Portfolio, which is expected to be repaid in whole, after our election to be regulated as a BDC, with the proceeds of the initial Drawdown Purchase (as defined below) or a combination of the proceeds of the initial Drawdown Purchase and any committed debt financing we may have in place at such time. Investment personnel of the Investment Adviser were responsible for the selection of securities in the Warehouse Portfolio.”
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/s/ Thomas D. Peeney |
Thomas D. Peeney for PAUL HASTINGS LLP |
cc: | Frank Lopez, Paul Hastings |
Michael R. Rosella, Paul Hastings
Jay Williamson, Securities & Exchange Commission
Christina DiAngelo Fettig, Securities & Exchange Commission
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