N Middle Market Lending Form 3 TCW Star Direct Lending / US Private Debt Fund NLGI II ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

NLGI US Private Debt Fund II

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MUFG FUND SERVICES (CAYMAN) LIMITED

MUFG HOUSE, 227 ELGIN AVE P.O. BOX 609

(Street)

GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1107

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/15/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TCW Star Direct Lending LLC [ NONE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Limited Liability Company Units	3,753,190	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

NLGI US Private Debt Fund II

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MUFG FUND SERVICES (CAYMAN) LIMITED

MUFG HOUSE, 227 ELGIN AVE P.O. BOX 609

(Street)

GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1107

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE CO

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1-6-6 MARUNOUCHI

(Street)

TOKYO M0 100-8288

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This report is filed jointly by NLGI US Private Debt Fund II, a Cayman Islands Unit Trust (the "Fund"), and Nippon Life Insurance Company, a Japanese mutual life insurance company ("Nippon"). The Fund is the direct owner of 3,753,190 Common Units of the Issuer. Nippon holds a majority of the equity interests in the Fund.

Remarks:

	NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, /s/ Hironao Kunita	09/23/2022
	NLGI US PRIVATE DEBT FUND II, By: MUFG FUND SERVICES (CAYMAN) LIMITED acting solely in its capacity as trustee of the NLGI US Private Debt Fund II, /s/ Anneka Bavalia, /s/ Carla Drysdale	09/23/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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