Notice2026-01014

TCW Direct Lending VIII LLC, et al.

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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&#160;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&#160;protected]</span></a>.

ADDRESSES: 
    The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d1e7e1f0e7f6e3f0fbf1afcde4e4ebe1e7c2f1e7e1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="095a6c6a7b6c7d687b707a24466f6f606a6c497a6c6a276e667f">[email&#160;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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