Cadence Bancorporation
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 3800
Houston, Texas 77056
July 23, 2018
VIA EDGAR
Eric Envall
Office of Financial Services
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: | Cadence Bancorporation |
Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
File No. 333-225587 |
Request for Acceleration |
Dear Mr. Envall,
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on FormS-4 (FileNo. 333-225587) filed by Cadence Bancorporation (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 12, 2018, as amended on July 20, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”).
The Company hereby requests the Registration Statement be made effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 24, 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter, in accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Please contact Mark F. Veblen of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz at (212)403-1396 with any questions you may have concerning this letter, or if you require any additional information. Please notify him when this request for acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been granted.
Sincerely, | ||
CADENCE BANCORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Jerry W. Powell | |
Name: | Jerry W. Powell | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
cc: | State Bank Financial Corporation |
J. Thomas Wiley, Jr.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Mark F. Veblen, Esq.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Allie Nagy, Esq.
Nikki Lee, Esq.
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