Application: Fidus Investment Corp. et al.

Fidus Investment Corporation, et al.

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 and closed-end management investment companies to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain affiliated investment entities.

Applicants: Fidus Investment Corporation, Fidus Credit Opportunities L.P., Fidus Equity Opportunities Fund, L.P., Fidus Mezzanine Capital, L.P., Fidus Mezzanine Capital II, L.P., Fidus Mezzanine Capital III, L.P., Fidus Mezzanine Capital IV, L.P., Fidus Investment Advisors, LLC, and Fidus Capital Advisors, LLC.

Filing Dates: The application was filed on August 11, 2023, and amended on November 22, 2023, May 16, 2024 and July 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, August 27, 2024, 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 [email protected].

Supplementary Information

For Applicants' representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' third amended and restated application, dated July 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.