Redwire Corporation

8226 Philips Highway, Suite 101

Jacksonville, Florida 32256

 

September 29, 2021

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Attention: Greg Herberz, Melissa Gilmore, Andrew Blume, Sergio Chinos, Asia Timmons-Pierce

 

Re:

Redwire Corporation

 

Registration Statement on Form S-1

 

Filed September 24, 2021

 

File No. 333-259755

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Redwire Corporation (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), File No. 333-259755, as amended, to 4:05 p.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, October 4, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

Please contact Alexander Schwartz of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special counsel to the Company, at (312) 862-2578 as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

/s/ Nathan O’Konek

 

Nathan O’Konek

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary