Cadence Bancorporation
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 3800
Houston, Texas 77056
February 7, 2018
VIA EDGAR
Office of Financial Services
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Era Anagnosti
Re: | Cadence Bancorporation |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
Filed February 2, 2018 |
File No. 333-222824 |
Dear Ms. Anagnosti,
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Cadence Bancorporation (the “Company”) hereby requests the effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222824) be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to 4:30 pm, New York City time, on February 8, 2018 or as soon as practicable thereafter; provided, that the Company respectfully requests that the Commission does not declare the Registration Statement effective until it receives telephonic or e-mail confirmation from the Company on such date.
The Company hereby authorizes Mark F. Veblen of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. Please contact Mr. Veblen at (212) 403-1396 with any questions you may have concerning this request, and please notify him when this request for acceleration has been granted.
Sincerely, | ||
CADENCE BANCORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Jerry W. Powell | |
Name: | Jerry W. Powell | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
cc: | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
Mark F. Veblen |