Exhibit 16.1
(Firm Letterhead)
August 16, 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We were previously principal accountants for EnTrustPermal Hedge Strategies Fund I (the “Fund”) and, under the date of May 23, 2017, we reported on the financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended March 31, 2017. On August 14, 2017 we resigned at the request of the Fund. We have read the Fund’s statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form8-K dated August 16, 2017, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Fund’s statement that the change was approved by the Board of Directors and we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Fund’s statement that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were not engaged regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements.
Very truly yours,
/s/ KPMG LLP