Correspondence 0001104659-23-100430 from iDirect Private Markets Fund (CIK 0001606789)
iDirect Private Markets Fund (CIK 0001606789)
Date: Sept. 13, 2023 · CIK: 0001606789 · Accession: 0001104659-23-100430
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1095
Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-6797
+1 212 698 3500 Main
+1 212 698 3599 Fax
www.dechert.com
Richard
Horowitz
richard.horowitz@dechert.com
+1 212 698 3525 Direct
+1 212 698 0452 Fax
September 13, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Christina DiAngelo Fettig
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Ms. Christina
DiAngelo Fettig
Re: iDirect Private Markets Fund, File No. 811-22963 (the “Fund”)
(formerly, iCapital KKR Private Markets Fund)
Dear Ms. Fettig:
We are writing in response to comments you provided
telephonically to Dechert LLP, counsel to the Fund, on August 14, 2023 with respect to the Fund’s prospectus included in its
486(b) filing on June 16, 2023 and annual reports filed on Forms N-CSR and N-CEN for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
On behalf of the Fund, we have summarized your comments below and provided the Fund’s responses immediately thereafter.
Form N-CEN
Comment
1: The Staff notes that the “Internal Control Report” exhibit submitted
with the Form N-CEN filing for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 was not signed by the independent registered public accounting
firm. Please submit an amended filing on Form N-CEN and include a signed report from the independent registered public accounting
firm as an exhibit to the amended filing.
Response:
The Fund confirms that it will submit an amended filing on Form N-CEN via EDGAR and include a signed report from the independent
registered public accounting firm as an exhibit to the amended filing.
Comment
2: The Staff notes that disclosures that the Fund seeks to
operate as a “non-diversified company” in its most recent annual report on Form N-CSR appear to contradict disclosures
in the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 and the Fund’s annual report on Form N-CEN.
Response:
The Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 and annual report on Form N-CEN correctly identify the Fund as “diversified.”
The March 2023 annual report on Form N-CSR incorrectly stated the Fund was “non-diversified,” which will be corrected
in the March 31, 2024 annual report on Form N-CSR. An additional level of review will be added to the process prior to submission
of Form N-CSR to avoid a recurrence of this issue going forward.
Comment
3: Please confirm whether the Fund has entered into any unfunded
commitments during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and if so, check the box included in Question C.7.n.v of Form N-CEN.
Response:
The Fund confirms that it has entered into unfunded commitments during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 and further confirms
the appropriate box will be checked in its amended filing on Form N-CEN.
Comment
4: The Fund’s response to Question D.1 indicates that
it is listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Please confirm or revise this response.
Response:
The March 2023 Form N-CEN incorrectly stated the Fund is listed on the NASDAQ exchange, which will be corrected in the
amended Form N-CEN.
Comment
5: The Staff notes that the Fund listed its market price in
response to Question D.10. Please confirm or revise this response.
Response:
The March 2023 Form N-CEN incorrectly listed a market price for the Fund, which will be corrected in the amended Form N-CEN.
Comment
6: The Staff notes that Questions D.8 and D.9 state that the
Fund’s management fee and net annual operating expense are 0.00900000 and 0.02350000, respectively. Please file an amendment to
Form N-CEN and restate these figures as 0.90% and 2.35%, respectively.
Response:
The disclosure has been revised accordingly. An additional level of review will be added to the process prior to submission of Form N-CEN
to avoid a recurrence of this issue going forward.
Form N-CSR
Comment
7: Please note that Form N-CSR was recently updated to
include Items 4(i) and 4(j). Please ensure that these items are addressed in future filings and confirm in correspondence that no
disclosure would be required in response to these items.
Response:
The Fund confirms that neither Item 4(i) nor Item 4(j) of Form N-CSR is applicable to the Fund. Accordingly, no disclosure
is required in response to those items. The Fund will ensure that these items are addressed in future filings, as applicable.
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Comment
8: The Staff notes that the accrual of audit fees listed in
the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities is greater than the expense of audit fees in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
for the year ended March 31, 2023. Please explain the discrepancy in correspondence and confirm that the Fund is current with its
payment of audit fees.
Response:
The Fund confirms that the Fund is current with its payment of audit and tax fees to Deloitte, both of which are presented through
the ‘Audit Fees’ line item on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The discrepancy between these accruals
and the amount presented in the ‘Audit and Tax Fees’ line item on the ‘Consolidated Statement of Operations’
was due to an immaterial difference in the Fund’s estimate for these fees which was used as the basis for the accrual, versus the
actual payments that were made by the Fund for these services during the year ending March 31, 2023.
The fiscal year 2023 accrual was based
off of the actual amounts paid during the prior fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 of $176,903 plus an additional estimated amount
to account for an expected increase in Deloitte’s fees and the likelihood of additional tax work being needed during fiscal year
2023 due to a higher expected volume of Schedules K-1, which resulted in a combined audit and tax accrual for fiscal year 2023 of $189,320.
The audit and tax fees that were accrued by the Fund are in line with what was approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees;
however, it resulted in a difference of approximately $13,000 between the liability line item and the expense line.
As part of the Adviser’s monthly
review of the Fund’s accounting reports, all balances reported in liability accounts are assessed for reasonableness and accruals
are adjusted if and when needed, so audit and tax fee accruals are continually reviewed. The Fund will update the description of
this liability on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in future shareholder reports to include a reference to tax fees
such that the new description matches the description of the related line item on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Comment
9: The Staff notes that the Fund’s investments are valued
using NAV as the practical expedient, which requires certain disclosures under FASB ASC Topic 820-10-50-6A. The Staff further notes that
the table on page 17 of the Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 includes
(1) “None” or “N/A” as the response for each item in the last four columns; and (2) the following footnote:
“The information summarized in the table above represents the general terms for the specified asset class. Individual Investment
Interests may have terms that are more or less restrictive than those terms indicated for the asset class as a whole. In addition, most
Investment Interests have the flexibility, as provided for in their constituent documents, to modify and waive such terms.” Please
explain how this table and footnote comply with FASB ASC Topic 820-10-50-6A as it relates to the redemption of Investment Interests.
Response:
The referenced footnote was included in the Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR consistent with the requirements of FASB
ASC Topic 820-10-50-6A(d). FASB ASC Topic 820-10-50-6A(d) states that a reporting entity must disclose “[a] general description
of the terms and conditions upon which the investor may redeem investments in the class (for example, quarterly redemption with 60 days’
notice).” The Fund’s Investment Interests are generally not redeemable; however, the Investment Interests’ governing
documents may provide limited redemption rights under certain circumstances. To the extent that the Fund invests in redeemable Investment
Interests that provide the Fund with redemption rights (for example, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually redemptions with 60 days’
notice), the Fund will include additional disclosure in future reports on Form N-CSR.
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Comment
10: The Staff notes that the Fund’s Trustees and Officers table
beginning on page 28 contains a column for each individual’s “name, age and address.” However, the individuals’
ages are not included in the table. Please ensure that all appropriate information is included in future N-CSR filings.
Response:
The disclosure will be revised accordingly on a going forward basis. An additional level of review will be added to the process prior
to submission of Form N-CSR to avoid a recurrence of this issue going forward.
Comment
11: The Staff notes that Item 4(e)(2) requires the percentage of
services provided by the principal accountant for which pre-approval was waived. The Fund’s response to this item seems to indicate
the amounts that were pre-approved (i.e., amounts that were not waived). Please ensure this response is properly addressed in
future N-CSR filings.
Response:
The disclosure will be revised accordingly on a going forward basis.
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Comment
12: In future Form N-CSR filings, please disclose the date of the
information provided in response to Item 8(a)(1) and provide the disclosure required disclosure by Items 8(a)(2), 8(a)(3) or
8(a)(4) in future filings.
Response:
The disclosure will be revised accordingly on a going forward basis. An additional level of review will be added to the process prior
to submission of Form N-CSR to avoid a recurrence of this issue going forward.
Comment
13: The Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2023 refers
to “the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year” for the disclosure related to Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR. Please
utilize the exact language provided in Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR, which refers to “the period covered by this report”
going forward.
Response:
The disclosure will be revised accordingly on a going forward basis.
Comment
14: Please explain in correspondence the Fund’s reasoning for including
a consent in Item 13.
Response:
The consent was inadvertently included.
Prospectus
Comment
15: The Staff notes that the Fund may utilize a subsidiary to manage risks
associated with the Fund’s tax status as a registered investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. Please consider whether
risk disclosure related to the subsidiary should be included.
Response:
The Fund believes that the current disclosure in its registration statement appropriately discloses its use of the subsidiary. Nevertheless,
the Fund will consider adding additional disclosure in connection with its next annual update.
Comment
16: Please explain in correspondence why footnote 5 to the Fund’s
fee table on page 15 of the prospectus references the costs of reimbursing the Adviser for expense amounts previously borne by the
Adviser on behalf of the Fund pursuant to the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement. It appears that the Fund did not reimburse
the Adviser for any such expenses during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
Response:
The Fund notes that footnote 5 to the Fund’s fee table references the costs of reimbursing the Adviser for expense amounts
previously borne by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund pursuant to the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement because the Fund
may incur such expenses. The Fund confirms that it did not reimburse the Adviser for any such expenses during the fiscal year ended March 31,
2023. The Fund will remove the aforementioned reference from the footnote in connection with the Fund’s next annual update if the
fee table does not reflect any such expenses.
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Comment
17: Please supplementally explain why the Fund excludes income tax expenses,
as referenced in footnote 6 to the Fund’s fee table on page 15 of the prospectus.
Response:
The Fund notes that expected tax expenses would ordinarily be included in the “Other Expenses” line item in the fee table
pursuant to Instruction 9 of Item 3 of Form N-2. Instruction 6 to Item 3 of Form N-2 states that “‘Other Expenses’
should be estimated and stated (after any expense reimbursement or waiver) as a percentage of net asset value attributable to common
shares.” Given that such tax expenses are highly variable year over year and do not recur in predictable amounts, the Fund did
not have a reliable basis for estimating such expenses. Accordingly, the Fund has included relevant disclosure in footnote 6. Nevertheless,
the Fund will include expected tax expenses in the “Other Expenses” line item in the fee table in connection with the Fund’s
next annual update.
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Should you have any questions or comments, please contact the undersigned
at (212) 698-3525.
Sincerely,
/s/
Richard Horowitz
Richard Horowitz
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