On June 8, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote mostly along party lines, approved a bill that would repeal many of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) requirements and significantly reduce the regulatory burden for financial institutions. If enacted in its current form, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (the “CHOICE Act”) would also alter the regulatory landscape for business development companies (“BDCs”), investment companies and investment advisers. Among other things, the CHOICE Act would:

..Loosen some restrictions on BDCs concerning leverage, preferred stock, proxy procedures and investments...