Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
November 24, 2020
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F St., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Sonia Bednarowski
Re: | | Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. |
| | Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
| | File No. 333-249433 | |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), E.A. Viner International Co., a Delaware corporation, and Viner Finance Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with the Issuer, the “Registrants”), respectfully request that the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-249433), filed by the Registrants on October 9, 2020, be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on November 25, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Registrants respectfully request that they be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Michael Schwartz of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (212) 735-3694 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
| Very truly yours, |
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| OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Albert G. Lowenthal |
| | Name: | Albert G. Lowenthal |
| | Title: | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
cc: | Michael J. Schwartz, Esq. |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| One Manhattan West |
| New York, NY 10001 |
[Signature Page to S-3 Acceleration Request]