 | StepStone Group LP 450 Lexington Avenue, 31st Floor New York, NY 10017 Phone +1 212.351.6100 |
September 11, 2020
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Mr. John Dana Brown
| Re: | StepStone Group Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-248313) |
Dear Mr. Brown:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), StepStone Group Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated to September 15, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable, unless we or our outside counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective at some other time. In making this acceleration request, the Company acknowledges that it is aware of its obligations under the Act.
Once the Registration Statement is effective, please orally confirm the event with our counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, by calling Andrew Fabens at (212) 351-4034.
| SINCERELY, | ||
| STEPSTONE GROUP INC. | ||
| /s/ Scott Hart | ||
| Scott Hart | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
| cc: | Andrew L. Fabens, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
Eric Scarazzo, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP