Notice2026-04813

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc., et al.

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March 12, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12262-12263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04813]


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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.

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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 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d182b4b2a3b4a5b0a3a8a2fc9eb7b7b8b2b491a2b4b2ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d380b6b0a1b6a7b2a1aaa0fe9cb5b5bab0b693a0b6b0fdb4bca5">[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. 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

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hearing may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0251676170677663707b712f4d64646b6167427167612c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="194a7c7a6b7c6d786b606a34567f7f707a7c596a7c7a377e766f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ecdfbfdecfbeaffece7edb3d1f8f8f7fdfbdeedfbfdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4f7c1c7d6c1d0c5d6ddd789ebc2c2cdc7c1e4d7c1c78ac3cbd2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Applicants: 
Richard Siegel, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe8c8d979b999b92be969799d09d9193"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2351504a4644464f634b4a440d404c4e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, 1450 
Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor, Miami, Florida 33131; Thomas J. 
Friedmann., <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#daaeb2b5b7bba9f4bca8b3bfbeb7bbb4b49abebfb9b2bfa8aef4b9b5b7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d293532303c2e733b2f343839303c33331d39383e35382f29733e3230">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, Dechert LLP, One 
International Place, 40th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110; Paul 
Stevens, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87f7e6f2eba9f4f3e2f1e2e9f4c7e3e2e4efe2f5f3a9e4e8ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65150410094b16110013000b16250100060d0017114b060a08">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 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 
<a href="https://www.sec.gov/search-filings">https://www.sec.gov/search-filings</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.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04813 Filed 3-11-26; 8:45 am]
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