TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC.
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300
Fort Worth, TX 76102
May 17, 2018
VIA EDGAR CORRESPONDENCE
Jay Williamson
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-7553
| Re: | TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-223986)
Dear Mr. Williamson:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form N-2, as amended, be accelerated so that it will be declared effective by 3:00pm, Eastern Time, on May 21, 2018 or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
Please contact Adam E. Fleisher of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP at (212) 225-2286 or Helena K. Grannis of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP at (212) 225-2376, counsel to the Company, if you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ian Simmonds | |
| Name: Ian Simmonds | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| cc: | David Stiepleman |
Jennifer Gordon
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.
Adam E. Fleisher
Helena K. Grannis
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP