Via EDGAR and Federal Express
May 3, 2021
Attention: | Thomas Jones Geoffrey Kruczek Eiko Yaoita Pyles Andrew Blume |
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Manufacturing
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
Re: | Orion Biotech Opportunities Corp. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed April 12, 2021 File No. 333- 253548 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Set forth below are the responses of Orion Biotech Opportunities Corp. (referred to herein as “we” or the “Company”) to comments received from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by letter dated April 19, 2021 with respect to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, CIK No. 0001847416, initially filed with the Commission on February 25, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”).
Concurrent with the submission of this letter, we are submitting an Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Amended Registration Statement”).
For your convenience, our response is prefaced by the exact text of the Staff’s corresponding comment. All references to page numbers and captions in the responses correspond to the Amended Registration Statement unless otherwise specified.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 12, 2021
Exhibit 23.1, page II-3
1. | Although the consent of your independent registered public accounting firm references their report dated February 23, 2021, the auditor’s report on page F-2 is dated March 31, 2021. We also note that the date of the consent was not updated. Please obtain and file an updated consent that references the correct report date and the appropriate date the consent was signed. |
RESPONSE:
We acknowledge the Staff’s comment and respectfully advise the Staff that the Amended Registration Statement contains an updated consent from our independent registered public accounting firm, dated May 3, 2021, that references the correct report date.
If any additional supplemental information is required by the Staff or if you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please direct any such requests or questions to Christian Nagler of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at (212) 446-4660 or Debbie Yee, also of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, at (713) 836-3630.
Very truly yours, | ||
ORION BIOTECH OPPORTUNITIES CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ James Huang | |
Name: | James Huang | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Enclosures
cc: Christian Nagler, P.C. (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
Debbie Yee, P.C. (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)