[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 38929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09994]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 35184; File No. 813-00398]


F&W Investments LP and Fenwick & West LLP

May 2, 2024.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of application for an order (``Order'') under sections 6(b) 
and 6(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') granting 
an exemption from all provisions of the Act, except sections 9, 17, 30, 
and 36 through 53, and the rules and regulations under the Act (the 
``Rules and Regulations''). With respect to sections 17(a), (d), (f), 
(g), and (j) of the Act, sections 30(a), (b), (e), and (h) of the Act 
and the Rules and Regulations and rule 38a-1 under the Act, applicants 
request a limited exemption as set forth in the application.

Summary of Application:  Applicants request an order to exempt certain 
limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts, corporations or 
other entities (``Investment Funds'') formed for the benefit of 
eligible employees of Fenwick & West LLP and its affiliates from 
certain provisions of the Act. Each Investment Fund will be an 
``employees' securities company'' within the meaning of section 
2(a)(13) of the Act.

Applicants:  F&W Investments LP and Fenwick & West LLP.

Filing Dates:  The application was filed on January 25, 2021, and 
amended on July 27, 2021, February 24, 2023, and April 23, 2024.

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. Hearing 
requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on May 28, 
2024, and should be accompanied by proof of service on 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: Katie 
Lieu, [email protected] and Byron Dailey, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura L. Solomon, Senior Counsel, or 
Kyle R. Ahlgren, 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' amendment no. 3 
to application, dated April 23, 2024, 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 (202) 551-8090.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-09994 Filed 5-7-24; 8:45 am]
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