November 7, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Great Ajax Corp. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 | |
| File Number 333-274055 (“Registration Statement”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Great Ajax Corp. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated so that it will become effective at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time on November 9, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please telephone the undersigned (503-226-4614) or Brian D. Hirshberg of Mayer Brown LLP (212-506-2176) if you have any questions with respect to the foregoing.
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| Very truly yours, | ||||
| GREAT AJAX CORP. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Lawrence Mendelsohn | |||
| Name: | Lawrence Mendelsohn | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
| cc: | Brian D. Hirshberg |
| Mayer Brown LLP |
