August 17, 2020

 

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:Great Ajax Corp.

Registration Statement on Form S-3

File Number 333-240999 (“Registration Statement”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Great Ajax Corp. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement on Form S-3 be accelerated so that it will become effective at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time on August 19, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

Please telephone the undersigned (503-226-4614) or Anna T. Pinedo of Mayer Brown LLP (212-506-2275) if you have any questions with respect to the foregoing.

 

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  Very truly yours,
   
  GREAT AJAX CORP.
   
   
  By: /s/ Lawrence Mendelsohn                        
    Name:  Lawrence Mendelsohn
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

cc:Anna T. Pinedo

Mayer Brown LLP