BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Jefferies LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
3 Times Square
New York, New York 10036
August 4, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Courtney Lindsay | |
Mary Beth Breslin |
Re: Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-239932
Acceleration Request
Requested Date: Thursday, August 6, 2020
Requested Time: 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness as of 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on August 6, 2020, or at such later time as the Company or its outside counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, may request via telephone call to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the securities, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus.
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Very truly yours, | ||
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Greg Butz | |
Authorized Signatory | ||
JEFFERIES LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Brinkman | |
Authorized Signatory | ||
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Susanne Mulligan | |
Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]