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January 27, 2017
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Acceleration Request for Laureate Education, Inc. |
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Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-207243) |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we attach the requests of our client, Laureate Education, Inc., and of the underwriters that effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated to 3:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on January 31, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter. We ask, however, that the Securities and Exchange Commission staff not accelerate such effectiveness until we speak with you on that date.
Please call me at (410) 580-4044 with any questions.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ Michael J. Stein |
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Michael J. Stein |
VIA EDGAR
January 27, 2017
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Laureate Education, Inc. |
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Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
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(File No. 333-207243) |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective at 3:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on January 31, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter, unless we or our outside counsel, DLA Piper LLP (US), request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective at some other time, pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, DLA Piper LLP (US), by calling Michael J. Stein, Esq., at (410) 580-4044.
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VIA EDGAR
January 27, 2017
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Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) |
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Registration Statement on Form S-1 File No. 333-207243 |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and as representatives of the several underwriters of the Company’s proposed public offering of up to 33,350,000 shares of Class A common stock, we hereby join the Company’s request that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that the above-referenced Registration Statement will be declared effective at 3:00 p.m., Washington D.C. time, on January 31, 2017, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the Act, we wish to advise you that we have effected the following distribution of the Company’s preliminary prospectus, dated January 18, 2017, through the date hereof:
Preliminary Prospectus dated January 18, 2017:
3,667 copies to prospective underwriters, institutional investors, dealers and others.
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will continue to comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters and dealers that they have complied and will continue to comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Very truly yours,
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters:
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Managing Director |
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James Watts |
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[Signature Page to Underwriter Acceleration Request]