Goldman Sachs Private Markets Fund 2018 (A) LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
February 8, 2019
VIA EDGAR CORRESPONDENCE
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-4644
Attention: Jay Williamson
| Re: | Goldman Sachs Private Markets Fund 2018 (A) LLC (the “Fund”) | |
| File Nos. 333-220915; 811-23300 | ||
| Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 as filed on February 8, 2019 |
Dear Mr. Williamson:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby respectfully request that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Amendment be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, February 11, 2019, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, the principal placement agent of the Fund, has also signed this letter requesting acceleration of effectiveness.
Please contact William J. Bielefeld at Dechert LLP at (202) 261-3386 with any comments or questions concerning this correspondence.
Very truly yours,
| Goldman Sachs Private Markets Fund 2018 (A) LLC |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Scott M. McHugh |
By: | /s/ Jesse Cole | |||||
| Name: | Scott M. McHugh | Name: | Jesse Cole | |||||
| Title: | Treasurer, Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer | Title: | Managing Director | |||||
| cc: |
William J. Bielefeld, Dechert LLP | |
| Matthew E. Barsamian, Dechert LLP |