March 25, 2020

Via E-mail
Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
One Manhattan West
New York, New York 10001-8602

       Re:     HC2 Holdings, Inc.
               Preliminary Consent Revocation Statement on Schedule 14A
               Filed March 20, 2020
               File No. 1-35210

Dear Mr. Grossman:

       We have reviewed the filing above and have the following comments. In
some of our
comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand the
disclosure.

       Please respond to this letter by amending the filing or by providing the
requested
information. If you do not believe our comments apply to the Company's facts
and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why
in your
response.

         After reviewing any amendment to the filing and the information you
provide in response
to this comment, we may have additional comments. All defined terms used in
this letter have
the same meaning as in the preliminary consent revocation statement unless
otherwise indicated.

Preliminary Consent Revocation Statement

Letter to Stockholders

1.     Disclosure indicates that "Percy Rockdale has no duty to act in the best
interest of the
       Company's stockholders..." With a view towards disclosure, please advise
whether any
       stockholder has a duty to act in the best interest of stockholders,
including when selecting
       potential nominees to serve on the Board, and what Percy Rockdale could
affirmatively
       do in its capacity as a stockholder in order to be considered by the
Company as acting in
       the best interest of the Company's stockholders. With respect to the
reference regarding
       Percy Rockdale's duty in selecting potential nominees to serve on the
Board, it is our
       understanding that notwithstanding Percy Rockdale's interests, any
nominees elected to
       the Board would have a state law fiduciary duty to act in the best
interest of all
       stockholders.
 Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
March 25, 2020
Page 2

Q: What Happens if the Percy Rockdale Proposals Pass? Page 2

2.     Disclosure in the answer to this question indicates that "[t]he Board
intends, if less than
       all of the members of the Board are removed, to appoint the candidates
receiving the
       most votes, assuming that such candidate(s) received a majority of the
Company
       Securities entitled to vote, although there can be no assurance that the
Board will do so."
       Please revise to disclose the reasons why and circumstances pursuant to
which the Board
       would not do so. Also disclose the potential consequences, if any, of
the Board not doing
       so.

Reasons to Reject the Percy Rockdale Proposals, page 6

3.     Provide support for the statement that Percy Rockdale is conducting a
"value-destructive"
       consent solicitation campaign.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management, page 21

4.     Refer to the beneficial ownership table on page 22. Please advise us of
the impact, if any,
       on the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr.
Falcone disclosed
       in this table resulting from the order and judgment dated October 3,
2019 by the Supreme
       Court of the State of New York, extending to and including December 31,
2020 the
       effectiveness of an execution and levy served by the sheriff of the city
of New York on
       the Company on May 10, 2019, with respect to "all property not capable
of delivery in
       the possession of the Company in which judgment debtor Philip Falcone is
believed or
       known to have an interest."

Certain Potential Adverse Consequences..., page 49

5.     Refer to the first sentence of the second paragraph. Please revise to
explain why the
       Company may be required, as opposed to shall be required, to make an
offer to redeem
       the Preferred Stock upon the occurrence of the events described in this
sentence. In
       addition, disclose the potential consequences resulting from the Company
not having
       sufficient proceeds or the financing available to fund the offer to
redeem the Preferred
       Stock.

Proxy Card

6.     Please confirm the actual proxy card furnished to stockholders will
include the referenced
       space in Proposals 2 and 3 to write the name of each person for whom the
stockholder
       does not wish to revoke such stockholder's consent.
 Richard J. Grossman, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
March 25, 2020
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        We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of
their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

       Please contact me at (202) 551-3444 with any questions.

                                                            Sincerely,

                                                            /s/ Perry J. Hindin

                                                            Perry J. Hindin
                                                            Special Counsel
                                                            Office of Mergers
and Acquisitions