[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54277-54278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18968]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 34690; File No. 812-15286]


John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund, et al.

August 29, 2022.
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 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

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with certain affiliated investment entities.

Applicants: John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund, John Hancock 
Investment Management LLC, Marathon Asset Management LP, Marathon 
Secured Private Strategies Master Fund II A, L.P., Marathon Secured 
Private Strategies Master Fund II B, L.P., Marathon Secured Private 
Strategies REIT II, LLC, Marathon Health Care Finance Fund, L.P., 
Marathon Healthcare Finance (Europe) Investment Fund, Marathon 
Distressed Credit Master Fund, Marathon Distressed Credit Master 
(Cayman) Fund, LP, Marathon StepStone Master Fund LP, Marathon 
Securitized Credit Master Fund, Ltd, Marathon ECO IV SCA SICAV-RAIF, 
Marathon Centre Street Partnership, LP, TRS Credit Fund, LP, Marathon 
Blue Grass Credit Fund, LP, Marathon Currituck Fund, LP--Series A, 
Marathon Currituck Fund, LP--Series C, Marathon Currituck Fund, LP--
Series D, Marathon Secured Private Strategies Master Fund III A, L.P., 
Marathon Secured Private Strategies Master Fund III B, L.P., Marathon 
Secured Private Strategies Master Fund III C, L.P., Marathon SPS IA 
Fund, L.P., Marathon Strategic Opportunities Program, LP.

Filing Dates: The application was filed on December 1, 2021, and 
amended on May 11, 2022 and August 8, 2022.

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 [email protected] 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 September 
23, 2022, and should be accompanied by proof of service on 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 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: The Commission: [email protected]. Applicants: 
[email protected] and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara T. Heussler, Senior Counsel, 
or Trace W. Rakestraw, 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' second amended 
and restated application, dated August 8, 2022, 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, http://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.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18968 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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