SBIA files formal comment letter on BDC co-investment transactions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2022) – The Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA) has filed a formal comment letter urging Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to make co-investment relief permanent for Business Development Companies (BDCs). The SEC’s current “no-action” approach towards co-investment transactions, which has been extremely helpful to BDCs over the last 20 months, expires on March 31.

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