BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
SVB Leerink LLC
1301 6th Ave
New York, NY 10019
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010-3629
April 6, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Ms. Margaret Schwartz | ||||
Ms. Suzanne Hayes | |||||
Ms. Tracie Mariner | |||||
Mr. Terence O’Brien | |||||
Division of Corporation Finance | |||||
Office of Life Sciences |
Re: VectivBio Holding AG
Registration Statement on Form F-1
File No. 333-254523
Acceleration Request
Requested Date: April 8, 2021
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 VectivBio Holding AG (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 April 8, 2021, or at such later time as the Company or its outside counsel, Cooley 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/Michele A.H. Allong | ||||
Authorized Signatory | |||||
SVB LEERINK LLC | |||||
By: | /s/Gabriel Cavazos | ||||
Authorized Signatory | |||||
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | |||||
By: | /s/John Hoffman | ||||
Authorized Signatory |
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