2023-05044. Lord Abbett & Co. LCC, et al.

March 7, 2023.

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 and closed-end management investment companies to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain affiliated investment entities.

Applicants:

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC, Lord Abbett Credit Opportunities Fund, Lord Abbett Special Situations Income Fund, Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income Fund, Lord Abbett Bank Loan Trust, Lord Abbett International Small Cap Trust, Lord Abbett Short Duration Credit Trust, Lord Abbett Small Cap Growth Trust.

Filing Dates:

The application was filed on August 23, 2022 and amended on December 29, 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 Commission's Secretary at [e-mail] 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 April 3, 2023, 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 [e-mail].

ADDRESSES:

The Commission: [e-mail] Applicants: Lawrence B. Stoller, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC [e-mail]; Michael G. Doherty, Ropes & Gray LLP [e-mail]; Bryan Chegwidden, Ropes & Gray LLP [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara T. Heussler, Senior Counsel, or Daniele Marchesani, Assistant Chief Counsel, at [phone] (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For Applicants' representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' first amended and restated application, dated December 29, 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 [phone].

For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority.

Sherry R. Haywood,

Assistant Secretary.