Correspondence 0001133228-23-004383 from Harrison Street Infrastructure Income Fund (VCRDX)
Harrison Street Infrastructure Income Fund
Date: July 11, 2023 · CIK: 0001812286 · Accession: 0001133228-23-004383
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File numbers found in text: 333-238296, 811-23569
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ROPES & GRAY LLP
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET
BOSTON, MA 02199-3600
WWW.ROPESGRAY.COM
July 11, 2023
Chelsea Childs
T +1 415 315 6374
Chelsea.Childs@ropesgray.com
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Ms. Lauren Hamilton
Re:
Versus Capital Infrastructure Income Fund (File Nos. 333-238296 and 811-23569) (the “Fund”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On June 14, 2023, Ms. Lauren Hamilton of the
staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) provided oral comments
to Chelsea Childs of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Fund, in connection with the Staff’s review of Amendment No. 1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), to the Fund’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2, filed on May 19, 2023.
The Staff’s comments, together with the
Fund’s responses thereto, are set forth below. Capitalized terms not defined in this letter have the same meaning as in the Fund’s
Registration Statement.
GENERAL
1. Comment: Please confirm that the Fund will comply with the requirements of Form N-2 General Instruction
I to provide interactive data (XBRL) files.
Response: The Fund confirms.
2. Comment: The Staff notes that the financial information required to be included in the Registration
Statement is incomplete. We may have further comments upon review of such information.
Response: The Fund acknowledges the
Staff’s comment.
3. Comment: Please explain in correspondence the Fund’s analysis under Rule 6-11 of Regulation
S-X with respect to the Reorganization.
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Response: Rule 6-11 of Regulation S-X
applies to the acquisition of a “fund,” which is defined in Rule 6-11(a)(2)(i) to mean any investment company as defined in
Section 3(a) of the 1940 Act, any private fund that would be an investment company but for the exclusions provided by Sections 3(c)(1)
or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, or any private account managed by an investment adviser. The Predecessor Fund is a “fund” under
Rule 6-11 because it would be an investment company but for the exclusions provided by Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act. Simultaneous
with the Fund beginning to accept offers to purchase shares, in connection with the Reorganization, the Predecessor Fund will transfer
substantially all of its portfolio securities to the Fund. Therefore, the Reorganization will constitute a fund acquisition for purposes
of Rule 6-11 and will meet the conditions of the investment test under Rule 6-11(b)(2)(ii). Accordingly, the Fund intends to comply with
Rule 6-11 by incorporating into the Registration Statement audited financial statements of the Predecessor Fund prepared in accordance
with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”), including a schedule of investments, for the time periods
prescribed by Rule 6-11.
4. Comment: Please explain in correspondence whether the financial statements of the Fund’s
subsidiaries, if any, will be consolidated with those of the Fund. If not, please explain why not.
Response: In general, the Fund will
look to U.S. GAAP, Regulation S-X and other applicable accounting guidance to determine whether to consolidate the financial statements
of an entity with its own financial statements. The Fund notes that it generally expects to consolidate the financial statements of any
subsidiary with those of the Fund to the extent such subsidiary is wholly-owned by the Fund, consistent with the no-action letter issued
to Fidelity Select Portfolio (April 29, 2008).
5. Comment: Please explain in correspondence whether any of the loans held by the Fund will be unitranche
loans (aka co-lending arrangements). Last-out lenders bear a greater risk in exchange for receiving a higher interest rate. Please provide
disclosure in the Registration Statement and future notes to the Fund’s financial statements so that readers of the documents will
understand the risks associated with these investments. With respect to co-lending arrangements, please supplementally notify the Staff
of the following:
a. Whether the Fund has any specific accounting policies it applies to co-lending arrangements;
b. How the valuation of these investments will take into account the payment prioritization or payment waterfall;
c. The impact of such arrangements on the calculation of interest income under the effective interest method;
and
d. Whether any of the co-lenders under these arrangements are affiliated persons of the Fund.
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Response:
The Fund will revise the disclosure to address
the risks associated with the investments identified. With respect to co-lending arrangements, the Fund notes as follows:
a. Investments acquired via co-lending arrangements are generally expected to follow the income recognition
and valuation accounting policies applicable to the Fund’s other private debt investments.
b. The Fund will engage qualified external valuation consultants to provide valuation information on a periodic
basis, which may include estimated valuation ranges and/or spot prices, valuation models and/or inputs used, as well as written investment
assessments. Valuation ranges and/or spot prices provided by the external valuation consultants will typically be model derived and may
utilize inputs such as comparable public market valuations, comparable transaction prices and/or discounted cash flow analyses along with
other relevant information such as assessed borrower credit quality and project specific financials. All private debt investment valuations
will consider the investment-specific terms including interest rate, contractual principal repayment priority and assessed credit quality.
c. Interest income will be recorded on an accrual basis based upon the actual interest rate of the investment
and include the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Discounts from and premiums to par value on debt investments purchased
are accreted/amortized into interest income over the life of the respective investment using the effective interest method. The amortized
cost of a debt investment represents the original cost, including origination fees and upfront fees received that are deemed to be an
adjustment to yield, adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, if any.
d. None of the co-lenders under these arrangements are expected to be affiliated persons of the Fund. To
the extent that the Fund seeks to enter into co-lending arrangements with an affiliate in the future, the Fund would seek applicable exemptive
relief.
PROSPECTUS
Facing Sheet
6. Comment: Please check the box indicating that the Fund is a new registrant.
Response: The Fund respectfully notes
that the instructions for the facing sheet in Form N-2 indicate that this box should be checked for registrants that are “registered
or regulated under the Investment Company Act for less than 12 calendar months preceding this filing.” Since the Fund filed its
Form N-8A on May 15, 2020, the Fund does not believe this box should be checked.
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Summary of Fund Expenses
7. Comment: Please confirm that the management fee, including any performance fee (if any), of any
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund will be included in the Management Fees line item and that the expenses of any wholly-owned subsidiary
will be included in the Other Expenses line item in the Fund’s fee table.
Response: The Fund confirms that it
will include the required disclosure, to the extent applicable, prior to requesting that the Staff declare the Registration Statement
effective.
8. Comment: Please include the disclosure required by Form N-2 Item 3, Instruction 10.g. thereunder
as it relates to Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and any performance fees of underlying Private Funds. The Staff notes that the financial
information required to be included in the fee table is incomplete. We may have further comments upon review of such information.
Response: The Fund confirms that it
will include the required disclosure, to the extent applicable, prior to requesting that the Staff declare the Registration Statement
effective.
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If you have any questions or require any clarification concerning the foregoing,
please call me at 415-315-6374.
Sincerely,
/s/ Chelsea Childs
Chelsea Childs
cc:
Timothy Fete, Versus Capital Advisors LLC
Sarah Clinton, Ropes & Gray LLP
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