December 1, 2020
Via EDGAR Submission
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attn: | Margaret Schwartz |
Lisa Vanjoske |
Tracey McKoy |
| Re: | Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
Filed November 10, 2020, as amended |
File No. 333-250009 |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, as the representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-named Registration Statement so that it becomes effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 3, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as the representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that between November 30, 2020 through the date hereof we have distributed approximately 3,961 copies of the Company’s Preliminary Prospectus dated November 30, 2020 to prospective underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others.
We, the undersigned, as the 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, |
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC SVB LEERINK LLC STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED |
| Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth Wood | |
| Name: | Elizabeth Wood | |
| Title: | Managing Director, Investment Banking Division | |
| SVB LEERINK LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Dan Dubin | |
| Name: | Dan Dubin, MD | |
| Title: | Vice Chairman, Head of Biopharma Investment Banking | |
| STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Sean Cessna | |
| Name: | Sean Cessna | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
(Signature Page to Acceleration Request Letter)
