BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Leerink Partners LLC
1301 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Piper Sandler & Co.
U.S. Bancorp Center
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
July 18, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Lauren Hamill |
Joshua Gorsky |
Division of Corporation Finance |
Office of Life Sciences |
Re: Turnstone Biologics Corp.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-272600
Acceleration Request
Requested Date: July 20, 2023
Requested Time: 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time
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 Turnstone Biologics Corp. (the Company) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness as of 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on July 20, 2023, or at such later time as the Company or its outside counsel, Cooley LLP, may request via telephone call to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, please be advised that we, as representatives of the several underwriters, will take reasonable steps to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus, to underwriters, dealers, institutions and others, prior to the requested effective time of the Registration Statement.
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, | ||
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | ||
By: | /c/ Aamir Mecklai | |
Name: | Aamir Mecklai | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
LEERINK PARTNERS LLC | ||
By: | /c/ Anurag Jindal | |
Name: | Anurag Jindal | |
Title: | Senior Managing Director | |
PIPER SANDLER & CO. | ||
By: | /c/ Neil Riley | |
Name: | Neil Riley | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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