SEC Company Response from New Mountain Finance Corp (NMFC, NMFCZ) (CIK 0001496099) (NMFC) — May 17, 2011
New Mountain Finance Corp (NMFC, NMFCZ) (CIK 0001496099)
Date: May 17, 2011 · CIK: 0001496099 · Accession: 0001104659-11-029713
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File numbers found in text: 333-168280, 333-172503
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm May 17, 2011 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: John M. Ganley Re: New Mountain Finance Corporation and New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-168280 and 333-172503) Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-168280 and 333-172503) (the “Registration Statement”), we hereby advise you that between May 16, 2011 and the date hereof approximately 10,226 copies of the preliminary prospectus dated May 16, 2011 (the “Preliminary Prospectus”) were distributed to prospective underwriters, institutional investors and retail investors. The foregoing information with respect to the distribution of the Preliminary Prospectus is furnished pursuant to Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the request for acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement. We have been informed by participating underwriters that they have delivered, or will deliver not less than 48 hours prior to the time they expect to mail confirmations of sale, a preliminary prospectus complying with Rule 430 under the Securities Act. We have further been informed by participating underwriters that they will comply with the other requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act, each of the undersigned, as a representative of the prospective underwriters of the above captioned securities, hereby joins in the request of New Mountain Finance Corporation and New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 19, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practicable. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] Sincerely, Goldman, Sachs & Co. By: /s/ Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC By: /s/ Richard Tobin Richard Tobin Name: Richard Tobin Title: Managing Director Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated By: /s/ Jon Redmond Jon Redmond Name: Jon Redmond Title: Executive Director New Mountain Finance Corporation and New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. 787 7th Avenue, 48th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 720-0300 May 17, 2011 United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: John Ganley Re: New Mountain Finance Corporation and New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. Registration Statement Nos. 333-168280 and 333-172503 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), New Mountain Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Companies”), hereby request that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form N-2 be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective at 4:00 p.m., EST, on May 19, 2011, or as soon thereafter as it is practicable. By separate letter, the underwriters of the issuance of the securities being registered join in this request for acceleration. The Companies acknowledge that: · should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff (the “Staff”), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; · the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Companies from their full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and · the Companies may not assert this action as defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Very truly yours, New Mountain Finance Corporation By: /s/ Paula A. Bosco Name: Paula A. Bosco Title: Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C. By: /s/ Paula A. Bosco Name: Paula A. Bosco Title: Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary