Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Allen & Company LLC
711 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10022
January 11, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Affirm Holdings, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Registration File No. 333- 250184
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, the representatives of the several underwriters (the “Representatives”), hereby join in the request of Affirm Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, so that it will be declared effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on January 12, 2021 or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, may orally request via telephone call that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as the Representatives, wish to advise you that approximately 6,083 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, dated January 5, 2021 and included in the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended, were distributed during the period from January 5, 2021 through the date hereof, to prospective underwriters, institutions, dealers and others.
We, the undersigned, as the Representatives, each confirm on behalf of ourselves and the other participating underwriters that we will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the above-referenced issuance.
Very truly yours, | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & cO. LLC | ||
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | ||
ALLEN & COMPANY LLC | ||
By: | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | |
By: | /s/ Rizvan Dhalla | |
Name: Rizvan Dhalla | ||
Title: Managing Director |
By: | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | |
By: | /s/ Rebecca Steinthal | |
Name: Rebecca Steinthal | ||
Title: Managing Director |
By: | ALLEN & COMPANY LLC | |
By: | /s/ Peter DiIorio | |
Name: Peter DiIorio | ||
Title: General Counsel |
[Signature Page to Underwriters’ Acceleration Request]