0001193125-20-202252.txt : 20200827 0001193125-20-202252.hdr.sgml : 20200827 20200729131104 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-202252 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200729 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vasta Platform Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001792829 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVENIDA PAULISTA, 1106, 10TH FLOOR STREET 2: BELA VISTA CITY: SAO PAULO STATE: D5 ZIP: 01310-100 BUSINESS PHONE: 55 11 3133-7559 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVENIDA PAULISTA, 1106, 10TH FLOOR STREET 2: BELA VISTA CITY: SAO PAULO STATE: D5 ZIP: 01310-100 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

July 29, 2020

VIA EDGAR

Office of Financial Services

Division of Corporation Finance

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attn:   

Scott Anderegg, Staff Attorney

Erin Jaskot, Legal Branch Chief

Re:   

Vasta Platform Limited

Registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-239686)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Vasta Platform Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”), that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-239686) (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission so that the Registration Statement will become effective at 4:00 pm, Eastern Time, on July 30, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter. We hereby authorize Grenfel S. Calheiros of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the several underwriters, to modify or withdraw this letter orally.

Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, please be advised that we, as representatives of the several underwriters, anticipate that approximately 4650 copies of the preliminary prospectus have been or will be sent to underwriters, dealers, institutions, investors and others.

In connection with the distribution of the preliminary prospectus for the above referenced issue, the underwriters have confirmed that they have and will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Very truly yours,

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

BofA Securities, Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc.

As representatives of the several underwriters

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

As a Representative of the Several Underwriters

By:

  

/s/ Facundo Vazquez

Name:

   Facundo Vazquez

Title:

   Managing Director

BofA Securities, Inc.

As a Representative of the Several Underwriters

By:

  

/s/ Bruno Saraiva

Name:

   Bruno Saraiva

Title:

   Authorized Signatory

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

As a Representative of the Several Underwriters

By:

  

/s/ Lúlica B. Rocha

Name:

   Lúlica B. Rocha

Title:

   Vice President

Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc.

As a Representative of the Several Underwriters

By:

  

/s/ Roderick Sinclair Greenlees

Name:

   Roderick Sinclair Greenlees

Title:

   Managing Director

By:

  

/s/ Ubiratan dos Santos Machado

Name:

   Ubiratan dos Santos Machado

Title:

   Managing Director