Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp.
20 University Road, Fourth Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
May 13, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Kim McManus
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-1 File No. 333-254131 |
Dear Ms. McManus:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 17, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.
Please contact Christian O. Nagler, of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special counsel to the Company, at (212) 446-4660, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
| Sincerely, | |
| /s/ Evan Sotiriou | |
| Evan Sotiriou | |
| Chief Operating Officer |
| cc: | Christian O. Nagler, Kirkland & Ellis LLP | |
| Sean T. Wheeler, Kirkland & Ellis LLP | ||
| Aslam A. Rawoof, Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
