Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10179
February 2, 2018
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Era Anagnosti
Re: | Cadence Bancorporation (the “Company”) |
Registration Statement on FormS-1 (File No. 333-222824) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we hereby join the Company’s request for acceleration of the above-referenced Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness of 5:30 pm New York City time on February 5, 2018, or as soon thereafter as practicable; provided, that we respectfully request that the Commission does not declare the Registration Statement effective until it receives telephonic or e-mail confirmation from the Company on such date.
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, please be advised that there will be distributed to each Underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus. The undersigned advise that the underwriters have complied and will continue to comply with Rule15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
[Signature Pages Follow]
Very truly yours, | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Matt Leavitt | |
Name: Matt Leavitt | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Cadence Bancorporation—Signature Page to Underwriter Acceleration Request]
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Alaoui Zenere | |
Name: Alaoui Zenere | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Cadence Bancorporation—Signature Page to Underwriter Acceleration Request]