Exhibit 16.1
September 24, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
We have read the “Change in Independent Accountants” section of Amendment No. 2 to this Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 333-198613 to be filed on September 24, 2014, of Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. and are in agreement with the statements contained therein as such statements relate to CohnReznick LLP.
Very truly yours,
/s/ CohnReznick LLP
Roseland, New Jersey