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Application: WhiteHorse Finance, Inc., et al.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 36009; File No. 812-15883]

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc., et al.

March 9, 2026.

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

Applicants:

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc., H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund, LLC, H.I.G. Investment Holdings II, LLC, H.I.G. Capital, LLC, H.I.G. IMA Advisors, LLC, certain of their wholly-owned subsidiaries as described in Schedule A, and certain of their affiliated entities as described in Schedule B to the application.

Filing Dates:

The application was filed on August 25, 2025, and amended on February 23, 2026.

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. The email should include the file number referenced above. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m., Eastern time, on April 3, 2026, 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 [email protected].

ADDRESSES:

The Commission: [email protected]. Applicants: Richard Siegel, [email protected], H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, 1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor, Miami, Florida 33131; Thomas J. Friedmann., [email protected], Dechert LLP, One International Place, 40th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110; Paul Stevens, [email protected], Dechert LLP, 1900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Ahmadifar, Branch Chief or Toyin Momoh, Senior Counsel 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' first amended application, filed February 23, 2026, 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/search-filings. You may also call the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.

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

Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04813 Filed 3-11-26; 8:45 am]
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