BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue,
New York, New York 10179
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
390 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
September 28, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Mission Produce, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Registration File No. 333-248596
Acceleration Request | |||
| Requested Date: |
September 30, 2020 | |||
| Requested Time: |
4:00 P.M. Eastern Time | |||
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Mission Produce, Inc. (the “Company”) for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, requesting effectiveness as of 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, on September 30, 2020, or at such later time as the Company or its outside counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, may request via telephone call to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that we have effected the following distribution of the Company’s preliminary prospectus dated September 22, 2020:
| (i) | Dates of distribution: September 22, 2020 through the date hereof |
| (ii) | Number of prospective underwriters to which the preliminary prospectus was furnished: 6 |
| (iii) | Number of prospectuses furnished to prospective investors: approximately 473 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | 2 | September 28, 2020 |
| (iv) | Number of prospectuses distributed to others, including the Company, the Company’s counsel, independent accountants, and underwriters’ counsel: approximately 95 |
The undersigned, as 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 Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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| Securities and Exchange Commission | 3 | September 28, 2020 |
| Very truly yours, | ||||
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||||
| Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters | ||||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Michele A.H. Allong | |||
| Name: | Michele A.H. Allong | |||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jaclyn Berkley | |||
| Name: | Jaclyn Berkley | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Waleed Matin | |||
| Name: | Waleed Matin | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]