June 9, 2017

VIA EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:	TCG BDC, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form N-2

File No. 333-218114

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933; as amended, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., on behalf of the several Underwriters, hereby join in the request of TCG BDC, Inc. that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective on June 13, 2017 at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

The following is supplemental information supplied under Rule 418(a)(7) and Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933:

 

(i)

Date of preliminary prospectus: June 5, 2017;

 

(ii)

Date of distribution: June 5, 2017 through June 13, 2017;

 

(iii)

Number of prospective underwriters to whom the preliminary prospectus was furnished: 8

 

(iv)

Number of prospectuses so distributed: approximately 4,240; and

 

(v)

We have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under theSecurities Act of 1934.

---

Very truly yours,

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

 INCORPORATED

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

On behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

 INCORPORATED

 

By:		/S/ Richard A. Diaz
Name:		Richard A. Diaz
Title:		Authorized Signatory
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:		/S/ Michael Occi
Name:		Michael Occi
Title:		Executive Director
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:		/S/ Drummond S. Rice
Name:		Drummond S. Rice
Title:		Vice President
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By:		/S/ Christo Realov
Name:		Christo Realov
Title:		Director

[TCG BDC, Inc. Acceleration Request]