GP INVESTMENTS ACQUISITION CORP.

150 E. 52nd Street, Suite 5003

New York, NY 10022

September 7, 2017

VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION

Mara L. Ransom

Assistant Director

Office of Consumer Products

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F. Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:	GP Investments Acquisition Corp.
	Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed on June 30, 2017, as amended
	File No. 333-219101
	REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVENESS

Dear Ms. Ransom:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, GP Investments Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement to September 8, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time), or as soon as practicable thereafter. We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to our counsel, Timothy M. Fesenmyer, at 212 735 2854, and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,
GP INVESTMENTS ACQUISITION CORP.
By:	/s/ Antonio Bonchristiano
	Antonio Bonchristiano
	Chief Executive Officer