AB Commercial Real Estate Private Debt Fund
Filed: 22 Oct 21, 12:00am
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MICHAEL DARBY
michael.darby@dechert.com +1 215 994 2088 Direct +1 215 655 2088 Fax |
October 22, 2021
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Real Estate & Construction
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention:
Ronald E. Alper
Maryse Mills-Apenteng
| Re: | AB Commercial Real Estate Private Debt Fund, LLC |
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 10-12G
Filed October 1, 2021
File No. 000-56320
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of AB Commercial Real Estate Private Debt Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), we hereby respond to the comments raised by the staff of the Office of Real Estate & Construction of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a letter dated October 18, 2021 regarding the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-56320) that was initially filed on August 2, 2021 and subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on September 21, 2021 and Amendment No. 2 filed on October 1, 2021.
For your convenience, the Staff’s comment is included in this letter and is followed by the response of the Company.
Ronald E. Alper and Maryse Mills-Apenteng October 22, 2021 Page 2 |
General
| 1. | Comment: We note that you intend to operate your business in a manner that will permit you to maintain an exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Please be advised that you are responsible for analyzing how your investments, investment strategy and business model will support that exemption. The staff has not reviewed and does not necessarily concur with disclosure with respect to the availability of that exemption. |
Response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and understands that it is responsible for analyzing how its investments, investment strategy and business model support an exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
If you have any questions or if you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned by telephone at (215) 994-2088 or by email at michael.darby@dechert.com.
Sincerely,
/s/ Michael Darby
Michael Darby
| cc: | Bradford Stanley |
AB Commercial Real Estate Private Debt Fund, LLC
Ralph R. Mazzeo
Kenneth Rasamny
Dorothy Hill
Dechert LLP