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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-330927"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSDL"
cik: "0001782524"
company_name: "Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund"
filed_at: "2025-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:16:50.267858+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund names Hope Brown Chief Compliance Officer

## Summary
- Gauranga Pal resigns as CCO effective Jan 1, 2026; not due to any disagreement.
- Hope Brown, 52, appointed as new CCO effective same date.
- Brown also serves as CCO of Calvert Funds and several affiliated BDCs.
- Brown has 30+ years financial industry experience, including risk management.
- No family relationships or reportable transactions with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-330927
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSDL
- cik: 0001782524
- company_name: Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
- filed_at: 2025-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000119312525330927/0001193125-25-330927-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000119312525330927/d60637d8k.htm

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