Newmark Group, Inc.
125 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
December 12, 2017
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | John Reynolds |
Suying Li |
Rufus Decker |
Jonathan Burr |
James Lopez |
Re: | Newmark Group, Inc. |
Registration Statement on FormS-1 |
FileNo. 333-221078 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on FormS-1 (FileNo. 333-221078) (the “Registration Statement”), filed by Newmark Group, Inc. (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on December 14, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. By separate letter the underwriters of the issuance of securities being registered have joined in this request for acceleration.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact, at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, David Lam at (212)403-1394, or his colleague Raaj Narayan at (212)403-1349. We request that we be notified of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement by a telephone call to Mr. Lam or Mr. Narayan and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ James R. Ficarro |
James R. Ficarro Chief Operating Officer |
cc: | Stephen M. Merkel, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
BGC Partners, Inc. |
David K. Lam |
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
Raaj S. Narayan |
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |