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RICHARD HOROWITZ | |
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March 28, 2019
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has today filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders (the “Shareholder Meeting”) to be held on May 30, 2019.
At the Shareholder Meeting, shareholders will be asked to (i) elect two Class III Directors of the Company and (ii) approve the proposal to authorize flexibility for the Company to sell shares of the Company’s common stock at a price below the then-current net asset.
Definitive copies of the proxy materials are currently expected to be mailed to shareholders starting on or about April 30, 2019. If you have any questions relating to this filing, please do not hesitate to contact me at 212.698.3525. Thank you for your cooperation and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Richard Horowitz
Richard Horowitz