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SEC Notice: Investment Fund Exemption Application

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Published March 16th, 2026
Detected March 19th, 2026
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Summary

The SEC has issued a notice regarding an application for exemption filed by Dawson Private Markets Evergreen Fund and Dawson Partners (US) Inc. The applicants seek relief to allow certain closed-end investment companies to issue multiple share classes, impose early withdrawal charges, and implement asset-based distribution and service fees.

What changed

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a notice concerning an application for exemption filed by Dawson Private Markets Evergreen Fund and Dawson Partners (US) Inc. The applicants are seeking relief under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to permit registered closed-end investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares, impose early withdrawal charges, and implement asset-based distribution and/or service fees. This notice opens a period for public comment and potential hearing requests regarding the proposed exemptions.

Regulated entities, particularly fund managers and public companies involved with closed-end investment funds, should review the application details. Interested parties must submit hearing requests by 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on April 10, 2026, to the SEC's Secretary, with proof of service on the applicants. Failure to request a hearing may result in the Commission issuing an order granting the requested relief without further notice.

What to do next

  1. Review application for exemption filed by Dawson Private Markets Evergreen Fund and Dawson Partners (US) Inc.
  2. Submit hearing requests by April 10, 2026, if applicable, to the SEC's Secretary, with proof of service on applicants.

Source document (simplified)

Content

March 16, 2026.

ACTION:

Notice.

Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) for an exemption from sections
18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 23(c) of the Act for an exemption from rule 23c-3 under the
Act, and for an order pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act.

Summary of Application:

Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares,
to impose early withdrawal charges, and to impose asset-based distribution and/or service fees.

Applicants:

Dawson Private Markets Evergreen Fund and Dawson Partners (US) Inc.

Filing Date:

he application was filed on January 28, 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 Secretarys-Office@sec.gov 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 10, 2026,
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 Secretarys-Office@sec.gov.

ADDRESSES:

The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Matthew Kuchinsky, Esq., Dawson Partners Inc., mkuchinsky@dawsonpartners.com, and copies to: Nicole M. Runyan, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, nicole.runyan@kirkland.com and Pamela Poland Chen, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, pamela.chen@kirkland.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special 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' application, dated January 28,
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, https://www.sec.gov/search-filings. 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. 2026-05286 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P

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Classification

Agency
SEC
Published
March 16th, 2026
Compliance deadline
April 10th, 2026 (22 days)
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Consultation
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Fund managers Public companies
Geographic scope
National (US)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Securities
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Investment Funds Exemptions

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