CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

October 19, 2020

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

 

Re:    McAfee Corp.   
   Registration Statement on Form S-1   
   File No. 333-249101   

 

         Acceleration Request   
  Requested Date:    October 21, 2020
  Requested Time:    4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we, the representatives of the underwriters (the “Representatives”), wish to advise you that between October 13, 2020 and October 19, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, approximately 1,902 copies of the Preliminary Prospectuses of McAfee Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), dated October 13, 2020 and October 19, 2020 were distributed as follows by the underwriters to underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others.

We, the undersigned Representatives, have and will, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have and will, comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the proposed offering.

In accordance with Rule 461 of the Securities Act, 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 Standard Time on October 21, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable. We, the undersigned Representatives, confirm that the underwriters are aware of their obligations under the Securities Act.

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Very truly yours,

 

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

As representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule II to the Underwriting Agreement
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Lauren Cummings

  Name: Lauren Cummings
  Title: Managing Director
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Elizabeth Wood

  Name: Elizabeth Wood
  Title: Managing Director

cc:

Peter Leav

Sayed Darwish

McAfee Corp.

Thomas Holden

Ropes & Gray LLP

Katharine Martin

Andrew Hill

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

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