September 22, 2020
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Sergio Chinos
Jay Ingram
Beverley Singleton
Melissa Raminpour
Re: VIA optronics AG
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-248599)
Request for Acceleration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we wish to advise that as of the date hereof, approximately 1,000 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated September 21, 2020 were distributed to prospective underwriters, institutional investors and prospective dealers in connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement.
We wish to advise you that the participating underwriters have informed us that they have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We hereby join in the request of the registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Thursday, September 24, 2020 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS LLC |
Acting on behalf of itself and as Representative of the several Underwriters, |
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By: | /s/ Zachary Brantly |
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| Name: Zachary Brantly |
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| Title: Head of US Equity Capital Markets |
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By: | /s/ Matthew Rosenblatt |
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| Name: Matthew Rosenblatt |
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| Title: Chief Compliance Officer and Ops Principal |
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[Signature Page to VIA optronics AG Acceleration Request]