50 rue de Dijon
21121 Daix France
July 7, 2020
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attn: | Tara Harkins |
| Kevin Vaughn | |
| Paul Fischer | |
| Re: | Inventiva S.A. |
| Registration Statement on Form F-1 | |
| File No. 333-239312 | |
| Acceleration Request | |
| Requested Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020 | |
| Requested Time: 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Inventiva S.A. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 to become effective on July 9, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission. The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Richard Segal and Layne Jacobs of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Richard Segal at + 1 617 937 2332, or in his absence, Layne Jacobs at + 617 937 2321.
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| Sincerely, | ||
| Inventiva S.A. | ||
| /s/ Frédéric Cren | ||
| By: | Frédéric Cren, Inventiva S.A. | |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| cc: | Divakar Gupta, Cooley LLP | |
| Richard Segal, Cooley LLP | ||
Alison Haggerty, Cooley LLP | ||
Layne Jacobs, Cooley LLP |