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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-001736 to Murano Global Investments Plc (MRNO)

Murano Global Investments Plc
Date: Feb. 13, 2024 · CIK: 0001988776 · Accession: 0000000000-24-001736

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File numbers found in text: 333-273849

Referenced dates: October 10, 2023, October 26, 2023

Date
February 13, 2024
Author
Not clearly detected
Form
UPLOAD
Company
Murano Global Investments Plc

Letter

United States securities and exchange commission logo February 13, 2024 Elías Sacal Cababié Chief Executive Officer Murano Global Investments Ltd F. C. de Cuernavaca 20, 12th floor, Lomas - Virreyes Lomas de Chapultepec III Secc Miguel Hidalgo, 11000 Mexico City, Mexico, CDMX Re:Murano Global Investments Ltd Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 Filed January 30, 2024 File No. 333-273849 Dear Elías Sacal Cababié: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our January 22, 2024 letter. Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed January 30, 2024 Impact of the Business Combination on PubCo's Public Float, page 37 1.We note your response to comment 2. Please explain in your supplemental response letter the basis for your position that redemptions will have no impact on Nasdaq listing qualifications and that there will be sufficient float held by non-affiliates regardless of the level of redemptions, as it is unclear who or how many non-affiliate shareholders you have other than the public shareholders who may redeem in connection with the transaction. Also address the impact redemptions may have upon the ability of the company to be approved for listing on Nasdaq in the disclosure in this section.

FirstName LastNameElías Sacal Cababié Comapany NameMurano Global Investments Ltd February 13, 2024 Page 2 FirstName LastName Elías Sacal Cababié Murano Global Investments Ltd February 13, 2024 Page 2 U.S. regulatory authorities, including the SEC, have recently enacted and proposed rules . . ., page 91 2.We note your statement that you believe you will not be subject to the Investment Company Act because the proceeds of the trust account are only invested in U.S. Government securities or shares of money market funds meeting conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act. Please revise to clarify that even though your trust account proceeds are invested in these securities, the risk nevertheless exists that you may be considered to be operating as an unregistered investment company. Permitted Purchases and Other Transactions with Respect to Our Securities, page 218 3.Disclosure in this section indicates that the purpose of any purchase of Public Shares by the Sponsor, officers, directors or affiliates from investors could be to "vote in favor of the business combination and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the business combination." Please revise this disclosure or provide your analysis on how such potential purchases would comply with Rule 14e-5. Also see comment 32 of our letter dated October 10, 2023 and comment 14 of our letter dated October 26, 2023. Please contact Eric McPhee at 202-551-3693 or Wilson Lee at 202-551-3468 if you have questions regarding the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Ronald (Ron) E. Alper at 202-551-3329 or Pam Long at 202-551-3765 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Hugo F. Triaca

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
February 13, 2024
Elías Sacal Cababié
Chief Executive Officer
Murano Global Investments Ltd
F. C. de Cuernavaca 20, 12th floor, Lomas - Virreyes
Lomas de Chapultepec III Secc
Miguel Hidalgo, 11000 Mexico City, Mexico, CDMX
Re:Murano Global Investments Ltd
Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed January 30, 2024
File No. 333-273849
Dear Elías Sacal Cababié:
            We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments.
            Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances
or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise,
any references to prior comments are to comments in our January 22, 2024 letter.
Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed January 30, 2024
Impact of the Business Combination on PubCo's Public Float, page 37
1.We note your response to comment 2. Please explain in your supplemental response letter
the basis for your position that redemptions will have no impact on Nasdaq listing
qualifications and that there will be sufficient float held by non-affiliates regardless of the
level of redemptions, as it is unclear who or how many non-affiliate shareholders you
have other than the public shareholders who may redeem in connection with the
transaction. Also address the impact redemptions may have upon the ability of the
company to be approved for listing on Nasdaq in the disclosure in this section.

 FirstName LastNameElías  Sacal Cababié
 Comapany NameMurano Global Investments Ltd
 February 13, 2024 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Elías  Sacal Cababié
Murano Global Investments Ltd
February 13, 2024
Page 2
U.S. regulatory authorities, including the SEC, have recently enacted and proposed rules . . .,
page 91
2.We note your statement that you believe you will not be subject to the Investment
Company Act because the proceeds of the trust account are only invested in U.S.
Government securities or shares of money market funds meeting conditions of Rule 2a-7
of the Investment Company Act. Please revise to clarify that even though your trust
account proceeds are invested in these securities, the risk nevertheless exists that you may
be considered to be operating as an unregistered investment company.
Permitted Purchases and Other Transactions with Respect to Our Securities, page 218
3.Disclosure in this section indicates that the purpose of any purchase of Public Shares by
the Sponsor, officers, directors or affiliates from investors could be to "vote in favor of the
business combination and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder
approval of the business combination." Please revise this disclosure or provide your
analysis on how such potential purchases would comply with Rule 14e-5. Also see
comment 32 of our letter dated October 10, 2023 and comment 14 of our letter dated
October 26, 2023.
            Please contact Eric McPhee at 202-551-3693 or Wilson Lee at 202-551-3468 if you have
questions regarding the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Ronald (Ron) E.
Alper at 202-551-3329 or Pam Long at 202-551-3765 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Real Estate & Construction
cc:       Hugo F. Triaca