BGC Group, Inc.
499 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
August 21, 2024
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Aisha Adegbuyi |
Office of Finance
| Re: | BGC Group, Inc. -- Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
(File No. 333-281372) (the “Registration Statement”)
Dear Ms. Adegbuyi:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BGC Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby requests acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement so that the Registration Statement becomes effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Friday, August 23, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Howard A. Kenny or Leland S. Benton of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP at (212) 309-6843 or (202) 739-5091, respectively, or howard.kenny@morganlewis.com or leland.benton@morganlewis.com, respectively, with any questions you may have concerning this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Kenny or Mr. Benton when this request for acceleration has been granted.
The Registrant hereby authorizes Mr. Kenny or Mr. Benton to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
| BGC GROUP, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jason W. Hauf | ||
| Name: | Jason W. Hauf | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
| cc: | Howard A. Kenny, Esq. (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP) |
Leland S. Benton, Esq. (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
[Acceleration request for Form S-4 respecting Exchange Offer of 6.600% Senior Notes due 2029]