Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom llp | ||
500 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116 ________ TEL: (617) 573-4800 FAX: (617) 573-4822 www.skadden.com December 18, 2015 | FIRM/AFFILIATE OFFICES ----------- CHICAGO HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PALO ALTO WASHINGTON, D.C. WILMINGTON ----------- BEIJING BRUSSELS FRANKFURT HONG KONG LONDON MOSCOW MUNICH PARIS SÃO PAULO SEOUL SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO TORONTO |
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
RE: | BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust | |
(811-10333) and BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (811-21054) PRE 14A Filing |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust (“BBF”) and BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (together with BBF, the “Funds”), we are enclosing herewith for filing pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, one preliminary joint proxy statement relating to the proposed reorganization of BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust with BBF. This preliminary proxy statement relates solely to the solicitation of proxies from the preferred shareholders of the Funds in connection with the proposed reorganization. BBF has concurrently filed a joint proxy statement/prospectus on Form N-14 relating to the solicitation of proxies from common shareholders of the Funds in connection with the proposed reorganization and the public offering of BBF common shares in connection with the proposed reorganization.
Securities and Exchange Commission
December 18, 2015
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If you have any questions or require any further information with respect to this preliminary joint proxy statement, please call me at (617) 573-4836 or Tom DeCapo at (617) 573-4814.
Best regards, | |
/s/ Kenneth E. Burdon | |
Kenneth E. Burdon |