PINE GROVE ALTERNATIVE FUND
25 DEFOREST AVENUE
SUMMIT, NJ 07901
October 30, 2013
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Mr. Jeffrey A. Foor, Division of Investment Management
| Re: | Pine Grove Alternative Fund |
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 811-22861 and 333-18792)
Dear Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Pine Grove Alternative Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 811-22861 and 333-18792) so that such Registration Statement may be declared effective by 4:00 p.m. on October 30, 2013 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The undersigned, in making this request for acceleration, hereby states that it is aware of its obligations under Rule 461 and the other applicable provisions of the 1933 Act.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Pine Grove Alternative Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Stadtmauer | |
| Name: | Matthew Stadtmauer | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC
THREE CANAL PLAZA, SUITE 100
PORTLAND, MAINE 04101
October 30, 2013
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Mr. Jeffrey A. Foor, Division of Investment Management
| Re: | Pine Grove Alternative Fund |
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 811-22861 and 333-18792)
Dear Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, in its capacity as distributor of Pine Grove Alternative Fund, hereby joins in the request of Pine Grove Alternative Fund, for acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 811-22861 and 333-18792) so that such Registration Statement may be declared effective by 4:00 p.m. on October 30, 2013 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The undersigned, in making this request for acceleration, hereby states that it is aware of its obligations under Rule 461 and the other applicable provisions of the 1933 Act.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Fairbanks | |
| Name: | Mark Fairbanks | |
| Title: | President | |
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