August 18, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Great Ajax Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 219923) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Great Ajax Corp. (the “Company”) hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on August 22, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| Great Ajax Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lawrence Mendelsohn | |
| Name: | Lawrence Mendelsohn | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| cc: | Anna Pinedo, Esq. |
| Brian Hirshberg, Esq. | |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP |
