[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72444-72445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19978]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 35311]
Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940
August 30, 2024.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'')
ACTION: Notice of Applications for Deregistration under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of
August 2024. A copy of each application may be obtained via the
Commission's website by searching for the applicable file number listed
below, 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/edgar/searchedgar/legacy/companysearch.html. You may also
call the SEC's Public Reference Room at (202) 551-8090. An order
granting each application will be issued unless the SEC orders a
hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by
emailing the SEC's Secretary at [email protected] and serving
the relevant applicant 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 SEC by 5:30 p.m. on
September 24, 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 writing to the Commission's Secretary at
[email protected].
ADDRESSES: The Commission: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Davis, Assistant Director, at
(202) 551-6413 or Chief Counsel's Office at (202) 551-6821; SEC,
Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office, 100 F Street
NE, Washington, DC 20549-8010.
First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund [File No. 811-22902]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The applicant
has transferred its assets to FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income
ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, and on May 6,
2024, made a final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset
value. Expenses of $298,250 incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by the applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed on August 5, 2024.
Applicant's Address: 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton,
Illinois 60187.
First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund [File No. 811-22528]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The applicant
has transferred its assets to FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income
ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, and on May 6,
2024, made a final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset
value. Expenses of $383,391 incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by the applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed on August 5, 2024.
Applicant's Address: 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton,
Illinois 60187.
First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund [File No. 811-21905]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On December
8, 2022, applicant made liquidating distributions to its shareholders
based on net asset value. Expenses of $57,194 incurred in connection
with the liquidation were paid by the applicant's investment adviser.
Filing Date: The application was filed on August 5, 2024.
Applicant's Address: 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton,
Illinois 60187.
First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund [File No. 811-21549]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The applicant
has transferred its assets to FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income
ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, and on May 6,
2024, made a final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset
value. Expenses of $488,150 incurred in connection with the
reorganization were paid by the applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed on August 5, 2024.
Applicant's Address: 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton,
Illinois 60187.
First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund [File No. 811-22738]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The applicant
has transferred its assets to FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income
ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded
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Fund VIII, and on May 6, 2024, made a final distribution to its
shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $607,659 incurred in
connection with the reorganization were paid by the applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed on August 5, 2024.
Applicant's Address: 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton,
Illinois 60187.
Hatteras Lower Middle Market Buyouts Fund [File No. 811-23827]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to
make a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
Filing Date: The application was filed on July 30, 2024.
Applicant's Address: 8510 Colonnade Center Drive, Suite 150,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615.
Tailwind Endowment Alternatives Fund [File No. 811-23804]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to
make a public offering or engage in business of any kind.
Filing Date: The application was filed on July 30, 2024.
Applicant's Address: 8510 Colonnade Center Drive, Suite 150,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-19978 Filed 9-4-24; 8:45 am]
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