Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Cowen and Company, LLC
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
January 27, 2020
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Chris Edwards
Re: | Alector, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-236094)
Request for Acceleration of Effective Date
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with 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 Alector, Inc. (the Company) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-named Registration Statement so that it becomes effective at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on January 29, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus.
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Very truly yours, | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC BOFA SECURITIES, INC. COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC | ||
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kalli Dircks | |
Name: Kalli Dircks | ||
Title: Executive Director | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Lyla Bibi Maduri | |
Name: Lyla Bibi Maduri | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Charles W. Newton IV | |
Name: Charles W. Newton IV | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ David Bohn | |
Name: David Bohn | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]