Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
200 Clarendon Street, 37th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
November 13, 2018
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549-3628
Attention: |
| Mr. Jay Williamson, Senior Counsel |
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| Ms. Lauren Hamilton, Staff Accountant |
Re: Registration Statement (File No. 333-227743)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same may become effective at 4:00 p.m. (Washington D.C. time) on November 14, 2018 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Monica Shilling of Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to the Company, at (310) 284-4544 if you have any questions about this letter.
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| Sincerely, |
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| BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC. |
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| /s/ Michael Treisman |
| Michael Treisman |
| Vice President and Secretary |
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cc: Monica J. Shilling, Proskauer Rose LLP |
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