March 9, 2020
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Tonya K. Aldave
| Re: | IMARA Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-236465)
Request for Acceleration
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we wish to advise that as of the date hereof, approximately 968 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 3, 2020 were distributed to prospective underwriters, institutional investors and prospective dealers in connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement.
We wish to advise you that the participating underwriters have informed us that they have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We hereby join in the request of the registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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Very truly yours,
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
SVB LEERINK LLC
As representatives of the Underwriters
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
| By: | /s/ Charles Leisure | |||
| Name: | Charles Leisure | |||
| Title: | Executive Director | |||
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
| By: | /s/ Rizwan Velji | |||
| Name: | Rizwan Velji | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
SVB LEERINK LLC
| By: | /s/ Gabriel P. Cavazos | |||
| Name: | Gabriel P. Cavazos | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Signature Page to IMARA Inc. Acceleration Request]