Notice2026-01014
TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC, et al.
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Published
January 21, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2567-2568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01014]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 35824A; File No. 812-15775]
TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC, et al.
January 15, 2026.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice of application for an order under sections 12(d)(1)(J),
57(c), 57(i) and 60 of Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') and
rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions otherwise
prohibited by sections 12(d)(1)(A), 12(d)(1)(C), 57(a)(1), 57(a)(2) and
57(a)(4) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act.
Summary of Application: Applicants seek an order to permit the Company
(i) to conduct an exchange offer pursuant to which investors in the
Company (``Unitholders''), including certain directors and officers of
the Company and employees of TCW LLC, an affiliate of TAMCO,
(collectively, the ``TCW Directors, Officers and Employees''), may
elect to exchange all or a portion of their units in the Company
(``Units'') for an equivalent number of shares (``Shares'') in the
Extension Fund (each such Unitholder, an ``Electing Unitholder''), and
(ii) to transfer to the Extension Fund a pro rata portion of the
Company's assets and liabilities, including a pro rata portion of each
of the Company's portfolio investments, in proportion to the percentage
of Units tendered and accepted for exchange.\1\
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\1\ The Commission issued a notice of application on December
16, 2025, Release No. IC-35824. This Amended Notice corrects the
name of the Extension Fund.
Applicants: TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC (the ``Company''), TCW
Specialty Lending LLC (the ``Extension Fund''), and TCW Asset
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Management Company LLC (``TAMCO'').
Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 2, 2025, and amended on
December 12, 2025.
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0b3858392859481929993cdaf8686898385a0938583ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbe8ded8c9decfdac9c2c896f4ddddd2d8defbc8ded895dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a> 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 February
5, 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e3d0b0d1c0b1a0f1c171d43210808070d0b2e1d0b0d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92c1f7f1e0f7e6f3e0ebe1bfddf4f4fbf1f7d2e1f7f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>.
ADDRESSES:
The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d1e7e1f0e7f6e3f0fbf1afcde4e4ebe1e7c2f1e7e1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="095a6c6a7b6c7d687b707a24466f6f606a6c497a6c6a276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Applicants: Andrew Bowden, Esq., Executive Vice President and
General Counsel, The TCW Group, Inc.: 515 South Flower Street, Los
Angeles, California 90071.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toyin Momoh, Senior Counsel, or Thomas
Ahmadifar, 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' first amended
application, dated December 12, 2025, 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
<a href="https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/">https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/</a>. 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.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01014 Filed 1-20-26; 8:45 am]
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