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2025-09-12
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2025-09-26
Monkey Tree Investment Ltd
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2025-08-15
Monkey Tree Investment Ltd
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| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-09-30 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-30 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-26 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-25 | SEC Comment Letter | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | 377-08186 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-12 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-10 | SEC Comment Letter | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | 377-08186 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-15 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-05 | SEC Comment Letter | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | 377-08186 | Read Filing View |
| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-09-25 | SEC Comment Letter | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | 377-08186 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-10 | SEC Comment Letter | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | 377-08186 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-05 | SEC Comment Letter | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | 377-08186 | Read Filing View |
| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-09-30 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-30 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-26 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-12 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-15 | Company Response | Monkey Tree Investment Ltd | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
2025-09-30 - CORRESP - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm September 30, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Monkey Tree Investment Limited Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended File No. 333-289637 Request for Acceleration of Effective Date Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act "), Craft Capital Management LLC, as the representative of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of Monkey Tree Investment Limited for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (the " Registration Statement "), so that it becomes effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, or as soon thereafter as possible. Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities Act, please be advised that there will be distributed to each underwriter and dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to be invited to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus. The undersigned has and will comply, and it has been informed or will be informed by any participating dealers that they have complied or will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. [Signature Page to Follow] Very truly yours, CRAFT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC on behalf of itself and as a representative of the Underwriters By: /s/ Stephen Kiront Name: Stephen Kiront Title: Chief Operating Officer [Signature Page to Underwriter's Acceleration Request]
2025-09-30 - CORRESP - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Monkey Tree Investment Limited Suite 2514, 25/F, 1111 King's Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong September 30, 2025 VIA EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Eddie Kim Cara Wirth Patrick Kuhn Angela Lumley Re: Monkey Tree Investment Limited (the "Company") (CIK No. 0002070261) Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended File No. 333-289637 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby requests acceleration of effectiveness of the above referenced Registration Statement so that it will become effectiveness at 5:00pm ET on September 30, 2025, or as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company understands that the Commission will consider this request for acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement as a confirmation of the fact that the Company is aware of its responsibilities under the Securities Act as they relate to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, Monkey Tree Investment Limited By: /s/ Ricky Ling Fung Sung Name: Ricky Ling Fung Sung Title: Chairman of the Board, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
2025-09-26 - CORRESP - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm September 26, 2025 Via EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C., 20549 Re: Monkey Tree Investment Limited Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 Response to the Staff's Comments Dated September 25, 2025 CIK No. 0002070261 Dear Mr. Kuhn, Ms. Lumley, Mr. Kim and Ms. Wirth: On behalf of our client, Monkey Tree Investment Limited (the " Company "), a foreign private issuer incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the " Company "), we submit to the staff (the " Staff ") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") this letter setting forth the Company's responses to the comments contained in the Staff's letter dated September 25, 2025 on the Company's amendment no.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 filed on September 12, 2025. Concurrently with the submission of this letter, the Company is filing its amendment no.2 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (the " Amendment No.2 to the Registration Statement ") and certain exhibits via EDGAR to the Commission. The Staff's comments from its letter dated September 25, 2025 are repeated below in bold and followed by the Company's responses. We have included page numbers to refer to the location in the Registration Statement where the language addressing the comments appears. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Amendment No.2 to the Registration Statement. Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed Septemebr 12, 2025 Conventions That Apply To This Prospectus, page ii 1. We note your definition of Monkey Tree HK, including that your Controlling Shareholder owns a 70% interest as of the date hereof. However, your response to prior comment 4 and your revised disclosure states that Monkey Tree HK is wholly owned by Timberworks. Please revise to reconcile the discrepancy, including the disclosure of any additional owner(s) of Monkey Tree HK, if applicable. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on pages ii of the Amendment No.2 to the Registration Statement indicating that Monkey Tree HK is wholly-owned by our Controlling Shareholder through Timberworks. Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business and the Industry Our success depends significantly on the market recognition of our brand . . ., page 21 2. We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 2, including your characterization that the Other Franchisees are independent from you and your Controlling Shareholder. Please revise to explain your position or recharacterize the relationship. In this light, we note that your Controlling Shareholders owns 100% of Timberworks and Timberworks wholly owns Monkey Tree HK. Additionally, we note that your Controlling Shareholder is also the Chief Executive Officer of Monkey Tree HK, where Monkey Tree HK contracts with you and the Other Franchisees, and Monkey Tree HK and your Controlling Shareholder are "able to control the business operations and decision-making of Other Franchisee through the series of franchisee agreements …." Also, please explain further how you are made aware that the Other Franchisees enter into similar or less favorable franchisee agreements than those you enter into. In connection with your revised disclosure, please update the related risks, as appropriate. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 21 of the Amendment No.2 to the Registration Statement recharacterizing the relationship among the Company, the Other Franchisees, Monkey Tree HK and our Controlling Shareholder. The Company has also included the referenced disclosure that the pricing information of the series of franchisee agreements entered into by and between the Other Franchisees and Monkey Tree HK was made known to us by Mr. Sung, and the related risk that there is no assurance that the series of franchise agreements entered into by and between us and Monkey Tree HK will remain on terms that are similar or more favorable than those entered into by and between the Other Franchisees, or that Mr. Sung will continue to provide us with such pricing information. If you have any questions or further comments regarding the Registration Statement, please contact me by phone at +852 2230 3535 or via email at Virginia.Tam@klgates.com. Very truly yours, /s/ Virginia Tam Name: Virginia Tam K&L GATES, SOLICITORS 44th Floor Edinburgh Tower The Landmark 15 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong 高蓋茨律師事務所 香港中環皇后大道中15號 置地廣場公爵大廈44樓 T +852 2230 3500 F +852 2511 9515 klgates.com Partners Jay C. CHIU 邱志藩 Scott D. PETERMAN 畢德民 Vincent S.K. TSO 曹紹基 Sook Young YEU 呂淑榮 Janney Y. CHONG 莊 怡 Virginia M.L. TAM 譚敏亮 Christopher TUNG 董彥華 Eugene Y.C. YEUNG 楊睿知 William Z. HO 何志淵 Registered Foreign Lawyer (PRC) Amigo L. XIE 謝 嵐
2025-09-25 - UPLOAD - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd File: 377-08186
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> September 25, 2025 Ricky Ling Fung Sung Chief Executive Officer Monkey Tree Investment Ltd Suite 2514, 25/F, 1111 King s Road Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong Re: Monkey Tree Investment Ltd Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed September 12, 2025 File No. 333-289637 Dear Ricky Ling Fung Sung: 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 dated September 10, 2025. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed September 12, 2025 Conventions That Apply To This Prospectus, page ii 1. We note your definition of Monkey Tree HK, including that your Controlling Shareholder owns a 70% interest as of the date hereof. However, your response to prior comment 4 and your revised disclosure states that Monkey Tree HK is wholly owned by Timberworks. Please revise to reconcile the discrepancy, including the disclosure of any additional owner(s) of Monkey Tree HK, if applicable. September 25, 2025 Page 2 Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business and the Industry Our success depends significantly on the market recognition of our brand . . ., page 21 2. We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 2, including your characterization that the Other Franchisees are independent from you and your Controlling Shareholder. Please revise to explain your position or recharacterize the relationship. In this light, we note that your Controlling Shareholders owns 100% of Timberworks and Timberworks wholly owns Monkey Tree HK. Additionally, we note that your Controlling Shareholder is also the Chief Executive Officer of Monkey Tree HK, where Monkey Tree HK contracts with you and the Other Franchisees, and Monkey Tree HK and your Controlling Shareholder are "able to control the business operations and decision-making of Other Franchisee through the series of franchisee agreements . . . ." Also, please explain further how you are made aware that the Other Franchisees enter into similar or less favorable franchisee agreements than those you enter into. In connection with your revised disclosure, please update the related risks, as appropriate. Please contact Patrick Kuhn at 202-551-3308 or Angela Lumley at 202-551-3398 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Eddie Kim at 202-551-8713 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Virginia Tam </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-09-12 - CORRESP - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm September 12, 2025 Via EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C., 20549 Re: Monkey Tree Investment Limited Registration Statement on Form F-1 Response to the Staff's Comments Dated August 5, 2025 CIK No. 0002070261 Dear Mr. Kuhn, Ms. Lumley, Mr. Kim and Ms. Wirth: On behalf of our client, Monkey Tree Investment Limited (the " Company "), a foreign private issuer incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the " Company "), we submit to the staff (the " Staff ") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") this letter setting forth the Company's responses to the comments contained in the Staff's letter dated September 10, 2025 on the Company's registration statement on Form F-1 filed on August 15, 2025. Concurrently with the submission of this letter, the Company is filing its amendment no.1 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (the " Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement ") and certain exhibits via EDGAR to the Commission. The Staff's comments from its letter dated September 10, 2025 are repeated below in bold and followed by the Company's responses. We have included page numbers to refer to the location in the Registration Statement where the language addressing the comments appears. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement. Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed August 15, 2025 Corporate History and Structure, page 3 1. We note your disclosure that your Controlling Shareholder and Timberworks Limited owns 11,205,600 Class A Ordinary Shares. However, we also note your disclosure that Timberworks Limited was issued 13,999,999 Class A Ordinary Shares on May 12, 2025. Please revise throughout to reconcile or otherwise reflect any transfers between Timberworks Limited and other shareholders. Additionally, please revise your organizational chart to reflect the ownership of each separate class of ordinary shares. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on pages 3 and 69 of the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement indicating the transfer of Class A Ordinary Shares by our Controlling Shareholder. Further, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on the organizational chart on pages 4, 5, 70 and 71 of the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement indicating the ownership of each separate class of ordinary shares. Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business and the Industry Our success depends significantly on the market recognition of our brand, …, page 21 2. We note your response to prior comments 2 and 6 and reissue in part. Please clarify your statement that "Monkey Tree HK currently does not operate other language learning centers or carry out business operations under the ‘Monkey Tree' brand," in light of the fact that Monkey Tree HK essentially controls the operations and decision-making for your 20 learning centers and the approximately 38 other operators. Additionally, we note your statement that "other franchisees of Monkey Tree HK are independent from . . . [y]our Controlling Shareholder." Please revise to state clearly the relationship between the other franchisees and your Controlling Shareholder, who we note is the Chief Executive Officer of Monkey Tree HK, where Monkey Tree HK controls a number of the operations and decision-making for the other franchisees. If that is not the case, please revise to state as much and explain the relationship further. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 21 of the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement indicating while neither Monkey Tree HK, nor our Controlling Shareholder, owns any equity interests in Other Franchisees (as defined in the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement), Monkey Tree HK or our Controlling Shareholder are able to control the business operations and decision-making of Other Franchisee through the series of franchise agreements entered into by and between them. Business Suppliers, page 89 3. We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 12. If material, please revise to disclose the pre-agreed amount to be paid by Monkey Tree as liquidated damages as a result of a breach as well as appropriate risk factor disclosure. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on pages 22 and 88 of the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement indicating the pre-agreed amount of liquidated damages as a result of a breach. Related-Party Transactions Name and relationship of related parties, page 105 4. We note your response to prior comments 4 and 15 and reissue in part. Please revise to identify the "common ultimate holding company" and include it on your organizational chart. We note that you refer to Monkey Tree as your ultimate holding company on page 3. However, your response indicates that Monkey Tree HK, Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd., and Canadian Bookstore Ltd. are related companies with "the common ultimate holding company of the Company." Please revise here to clearly state the nature of the relationship between Monkey Tree Investment Limited and each of the entities listed as related parties. Further, please revise your organizational chart, and throughout, to clearly reflect the relationship between Monkey Tree and Monkey Tree HK. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on pages 104 and F-20 of the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement indicating the nature of the relationship between Monkey Tree Investment Limited and each of the entities listed as related parties, namely, that Monkey Tree HK is wholly-owned by Timberworks, and that Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd. and Canadian Bookstore Ltd. are wholly-owned by Timberworks. Further, the Company has included the reference disclosure on the organizational chart on pages 4, 5, 70 and 71 of the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement indicating the relationship between Monkey Tree and Monkey Tree HK. Bank borrowings guaranteed by a director, page 106 5. We note your response to prior comment 16 and reissue in part. For any outstanding loans made by the company, its parent or any of its subsidiaries, disclose the largest amount outstanding during the period covered, if not already indicated. Refer to Item 7.B.2 of Form 20-F.. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 105 of the Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement indicating the largest amount outstanding for the transactions with related parties during the periods covered. 2 General 6. We note your response to prior comment 21 and reissue in part. Please provide the percentage of outstanding shares of Class B Ordinary Shares that the Controlling Shareholder must keep to continue to control the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on pages 18 and 51 of the Registration Statement indicating the percentage of outstanding shares of Class B Ordinary Shares that the Controlling Shareholder must keep to continue to control the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval. If you have any questions or further comments regarding the Registration Statement, please contact me by phone at +852 2230 3535 or via email at Virginia.Tam@klgates.com. Very truly yours, /s/ Virginia Tam Name: Virginia Tam K&L GATES, SOLICITORS 44th Floor Edinburgh Tower The Landmark 15 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong 高蓋茨律師事務所 香港中環皇后大道中15號 置地廣場公爵大廈44樓 T +852 2230 3500 F +852 2511 9515 klgates.com Partners Jay C. CHIU 邱志藩 Scott D. PETERMAN 畢德民 Vincent S.K. TSO 曹紹基 Sook Young YEU 呂淑榮 Janney Y. CHONG 莊 怡 Virginia M.L. TAM 譚敏亮 Christopher TUNG 董彥華 Eugene Y.C. YEUNG 楊睿知 William Z. HO 何志淵 Registered Foreign Lawyer (PRC) Amigo L. XIE 謝 嵐 3
2025-09-10 - UPLOAD - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd File: 377-08186
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> September 10, 2025 Ricky Ling Fung Sung Chief Executive Officer Monkey Tree Investment Ltd Suite 2514, 25/F, 1111 King s Road Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong Re: Monkey Tree Investment Ltd Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed August 15, 2025 File No. 333-289637 Dear Ricky Ling Fung Sung: We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comment(s). 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. Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed August 15, 2025 Corporate History and Structure, page 3 1. We note your disclosure that your Controlling Shareholder and Timberworks Limited owns 11,205,600 Class A Ordinary Shares. However, we also note your disclosure that Timberworks Limited was issued 13,999,999 Class A Ordinary Shares on May 12, 2025. Please revise throughout to reconcile or otherwise reflect any transfers between Timberworks Limited and other shareholders. Additionally, please revise your organizational chart to reflect the ownership of each separate class of ordinary shares. September 10, 2025 Page 2 Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business and the Industry Our success depends significantly on the market recognition of our brand, . . ., page 21 2. We note your response to prior comments 2 and 6 and reissue in part. Please clarify your statement that Monkey Tree HK currently does not operate other language learning centers or carry out business operations under the Monkey Tree brand, in light of the fact that Monkey Tree HK essentially controls the operations and decision-making for your 20 learning centers and the approximately 38 other operators. Additionally, we note your statement that other franchisees of Monkey Tree HK are independent from . . . [y]our Controlling Shareholder. Please revise to state clearly the relationship between the other franchisees and your Controlling Shareholder, who we note is the Chief Executive Officer of Monkey Tree HK, where Monkey Tree HK controls a number of the operations and decision-making for the other franchisees. If that is not the case, please revise to state as much and explain the relationship further. Business Suppliers, page 89 3. We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 12. If material, please revise to disclose the pre-agreed amount to be paid by Monkey Tree as liquidated damages as a result of a breach as well as appropriate risk factor disclosure. Related-Party Transactions Name and relationship of related parties, page 105 4. We note your response to prior comments 4 and 15 and reissue in part. Please revise to identify the "common ultimate holding company" and include it on your organizational chart. We note that you refer to Monkey Tree as your ultimate holding company on page 3. However, your response indicates that Monkey Tree HK, Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd., and Canadian Bookstore Ltd. are related companies with "the common ultimate holding company of the Company." Please revise here to clearly state the nature of the relationship between Monkey Tree Investment Limited and each of the entities listed as related parties. Further, please revise your organizational chart, and throughout, to clearly reflect the relationship between Monkey Tree and Monkey Tree HK. Bank borrowings guaranteed by a director, page 106 5. We note your response to prior comment 16 and reissue in part. For any outstanding loans made by the company, its parent or any of its subsidiaries, disclose the largest amount outstanding during the period covered, if not already indicated. Refer to Item 7.B.2 of Form 20-F. General 6. We note your response to prior comment 21 and reissue in part. Please provide the percentage of outstanding shares of Class B Ordinary Shares that the Controlling Shareholder must keep to continue to control the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval. September 10, 2025 Page 3 We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Please contact Patrick Kuhn at 202-551-3308 or Angela Lumley at 202-551-3398 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Eddie Kim at 202-551-8713 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Virginia Tam </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-08-15 - CORRESP - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm August 15, 2025 Via EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C., 20549 Re: Monkey Tree Investment Limited Registration Statement on Form F-1 Response to the Staff's Comments Dated August 5, 2025 CIK No. 0002070261 Dear Mr. Kuhn, Ms. Lumley, Mr. Kim and Ms. Wirth: On behalf of our client, Monkey Tree Investment Limited (the " Company "), a foreign private issuer incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the " Company "), we submit to the staff (the " Staff ") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") this letter setting forth the Company's responses to the comments contained in the Staff's letter dated August 5, 2025 on the Company's draft registration statement on Form F-1 confidentially submitted on July 7, 2025. Concurrently with the submission of this letter, the Company is filing its registration statement on Form F-1 (the " Registration Statement ") and certain exhibits via EDGAR to the Commission. The Staff's comments from its letter dated August 5, 2025 are repeated below in bold and followed by the Company's responses. We have included page numbers to refer to the location in the Registration Statement where the language addressing the comments appears. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Registration Statement. Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 submitted July 7, 2025 Cover Page 1. We note your statement that "Monkey Tree and Fisgard have not distributed any cash dividends or made any other cash distributions." Please revise to state whether any transfers, dividends, or distributions have been made to date between the holding company, its subsidiaries, or to investors, and quantify the amounts where applicable. Provide cross-references to the condensed consolidating schedule and the consolidated financial statements. Additionally, we note your disclosure that "our HK Subsidiaries did not adopt and do not maintain any cash management policies and procedures as of the date of this prospectus." Please clarify whether you have cash management policies that dictate how funds are transferred. Please include similar disclosure in the Prospectus Summary as well. In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on the cover page that "Further, we do not have in place any cash management policies that dictate how funds are transferred" and "For details, please refer to note 15 of our audited consolidated financial statements on page F-22 of this prospectus" and on page 6 of the Registration Statement. Prospectus Summary, page 1 2. We note your statement that "[a]lthough Monkey Tree HK is not part of our Company, we are licensed by Monkey Tree HK to use the ‘Monkey Tree' brand in the course of our business." Please clearly state here, and in the Business section, whether you have any operations and decision-making authority outside of what you license from Monkey Tree HK. In this light, we note your disclosure on page 24 that "the locations of our language learning centers have to be approved by Monkey Tree HK" and "[w]e rely on Monkey Tree HK to design and develop our curricula and provide us with teaching materials, educational materials and ancillary products." Please disclose the potential effects on your business and securities if Monkey Tree HK terminates your licenses/franchises. Please revise to update your risk factor disclosure as well. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on pages 1, 22 and 84 of the Registration Statement indicating that the Company has no decision-making authority outside of what it licensed from Monkey Tree HK and the our Class A Ordinary Shares may become worthless on termination or non-renewal of these licenses/franchises. 3. Where you note your revenue for the years ended March 31, 2024, and 2025, please revise to also include your indebtedness for those periods, which we note was approximately $2,142,899 and $1,759,784, as of March 31, 2024, and 2025, respectively. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 1 of the Registration Statement. Corporate History and Structure, page 3 4. Please revise your structure chart on pages 4 and 70 to reflect each of your subsidiaries, including Monkey Tree HK, Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd., and Canadian Bookstore Ltd. In this regard, we note your disclosure reflecting that these entities are each "[f]ellow subsidiary with common parent company." Additionally, please state the current ownership and voting rights percentages in Monkey Tree Investment Limited (Cayman Islands). In response to the Staff's comments, the Company respectfully advises the Staff that Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd. and Canadian Bookstore Ltd. are related company with common ultimate holding company instead of a subsidiary of the Company. In this regard, the Company has included the referenced disclosures on pages 4, 5, 71, 72 and 105 of the Registration Statement. Permission Required from Hong Kong and PRC Authorities, page 13 5. We note that you do not appear to have relied upon an opinion of counsel with respect to your conclusions regarding your permissions and approvals, including to operate your business and offer securities to investors. We also note your statements that you "do not believe [you] are obligated to apply for a cybersecurity review pursuant to the revised CRM," and that you "believe that [you] are not subject to the CSRC Filing Rules." If true, state as much and explain why such an opinion was not obtained. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on pages 12, 13 and 14 of the Registration Statement indicating that the Company has relied on the advice of legal counsel in arriving at such conclusions and included the consent of China Commercial Law Firm, its PRC Counsel, as exhibit 23.4 to the Registration Statement. 2 Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business and the Industry Our Success depends significantly on the market recognition…, page 21 6. We note your statement that "[t]here are other franchisees operating under the ‘Monkey Tree' brand, and Monkey Tree HK may also operate other language learning centers or carry out business operations under the ‘Monkey Tree' brand. As the ‘Monkey Tree' brand continues to grow in size, extends geographic reach, and with different operators operating under the ‘Monkey Tree' brand, we cannot assure you that customer confidence in the ‘Monkey Tree' brand will not diminish." Please revise to state, if true, that the other franchisees are ultimately controlled by your Chief Executive Officer, who also owns and/or controls Monkey Tree HK. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 21 of the Registration Statement indicating that the other franchisees of Monkey Tree HK are independent from us or our Controlling Shareholder. Our business is subject to an extensive and strict regulatory regime…, page 23 7. We note your statement that "[a]lthough, during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025, and up to the date of this prospectus, we have not been found non-compliant with such applicable laws and regulations, there is no assurance that we will be compliant in the future." Please revise to clearly state whether any permissions or approvals have been denied. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 24 of the Registration Statement indicating that no permissions or approvals have been denied. Risks Related to Doing Business in Hong Kong Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspectable by the PCAOB, …, page 42 8. We note your disclosure on page 44 that "[o]ur current auditor is based in the United States and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis." However, according to your disclosure elsewhere in the draft registration statement, it appears that your auditor is OneStop Assurance PAC, headquartered in Singapore. Please revise for consistency. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 45 of the Registration Statement indicating that OneStop Assurance PAC is based in Singapore. Risks Related to Our Class A Ordinary Shares Monkey Tree has a dual-class share capital structure and Mr. Sung will have the ability to control or significantly influence…, page 50 9. We note your reference on page 51 to "the twenty-to-one voting ratio between the two classes of [y]our Ordinary Shares" However, we also note, within the same risk factor, and elsewhere in the draft registration statement, that "[e]ach Class A Ordinary Share has one (1) vote and each Class B Ordinary Share has fifty (50) votes." Please revise for consistency. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 51 of the Registration Statement clarifying the inconsistency. Capitalization, page 66 10. Please revise your capitalization table to include bank borrowings. Refer to Item 3.B of Form 20-F. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 67 of the Registration Statement. 3 Dilution, page 67 11. We note your disclosure that the historical net tangible book value per Class A Ordinary Share was $0.06 at March 31, 2025. This appears to be inconsistent with the disclosure that the historical net tangible book value represents total tangible assets less intangible asset, divided by the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding before the IPO. This appears to represent the historical net tangible book value for both the Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares and not just the Class A Ordinary Shares. Please clarify or revise. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 68 of the Registration Statement providing the disclosure based on Class A Ordinary Shares only. Suppliers, page 88 12. Please revise to include all material terms of the Form of Franchise Agreement, including a description of the monthly royalty fees, the fee due by the franchisee in the case of a serious breach, as well as the material terms of the agreement that are in the sole discretion or control of the franchisor. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 89 of the Registration Statement indicating the other material terms of the Form of Franchise Agreement. Competition, page 89 13. We note your statement that you believe you are "of edge competitiveness" as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monkey Tree HK also serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of your Company. Please revise to explain further how your Company has an advantage over other Monkey Tree HK franchisees that are still operating under the direction of Monkey Tree HK, your Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Please also state how many other Monkey Tree HK licensees and/or franchisees there are outside of your company/business. Additionally, please include a cross-reference to your conflict of interest risk factor on page 33. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 90 of the Registration Statement indicating our advantage over other Monkey Tree HK franchisees with a cross-reference to our conflict of interest risk factor. Business Licenses and Regulatory Approvals, page 90 14. We note your disclosure that "[w]e have obtained all the necessary licenses, permits, and approvals that are material to our business during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025, and up to the date of this prospectus" (emphasis added). The disclosure here should not be qualified by materiality. Please make appropriate revisions to your disclosure. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 91 of the Registration Statement removing the qualification. Related-Party Transactions, page 103 15. Please revise your disclosure to more specifically identify the existing relationship with the Company, including naming the "common parent company" for each entity, including Monkey Tree HK, Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd., and Canadian Bookstore Ltd., as well as further clarify the relationship between you and each entity listed here. In this regard, we note your statement on page 1 that "Monkey Tree HK is not part of [y]our Company." In response to the Staff's comments, the Company respectfully advises the Staff that Monkey Tree HK, Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd. and Canadian Bookstore Ltd. are related company with common ultimate holding company of the Company. In this regard, the Company has included the referenced disclosures on page 105 of the Registration Statement. 4 16. Please revise to define "Trade payables." Additionally, for the "Bank borrowings guaranteed by a director," please revise to state the nature of the loan and the transaction in which it was incurred, and the interest rate on the loan. Refer to Item 7.B.2 of Form 20-F. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has revised and included the referenced disclosure on pages 105 and 106 of the Registration Statement indicating the nature of the loan and the relevant particulars. Principal Shareholders, page 105 17. We note footnote 3 regarding the ownership interest of Timberworks Limited. Please revise to include Timberworks Limited in the Principal Shareholders table. Refer to Item 7.A of Form 20-F. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has included the referenced disclosure on page 107 of the Registration Statement. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, page F-6 18. We note from your disclosure on page F-20 that the cash flow activity related to the "Amount due from related party" and "Amount due to director" line items are nontrade in nature and unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand, and appear to be loans made/received. Please tell us your consideration of presenting these cash flows as investing activities pursuant to ASC 230-10-45-12a and 13a. In response to the Staff's comments, the Company respectfully advises the Staff that it considered the guidance in ASC 230-10-45-12a and ASC 230-10-45-13a in determining the classification of cash flows related to the "Amount due from related party" and "Amount due to director" line items. The Company notes that while these balances are nontrade in nature, they do not represent "loans" in the context of ASC 230 because they were not entered into for investment purposes, are not evidenced by promissory notes or loan agreements, do not bear interest, and are not intended to yield a return. Amount due from related party – These balances arose from short-term advances to a related party primarily to settle accounts payable or reimburse expenses paid on behalf related to the Company's operations. The advances functioned as operational prepayments to meet working capital needs and were typically settled within a short time frame. They are integrally related to operating activities and were not investment-type loans. Amount due to director – These balances represent amounts payable to the director for expenses paid on behalf of the Company in the ordinary course of operations, which were subsequently reimbursed. Such reimbursements are operational in nature and directly linked to the Company's primary revenue-producing activities. Based on the nature and linkage of these transactions to the Company's ongoing operations, as well as their func
2025-08-05 - UPLOAD - Monkey Tree Investment Ltd File: 377-08186
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> August 5, 2025 Ricky Ling Fung Sung Chief Executive Officer Monkey Tree Investment Ltd Suite 2514, 25/F, 1111 King s Road Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong Re: Monkey Tree Investment Ltd Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 Submitted July 7, 2025 CIK No. 0002070261 Dear Ricky Ling Fung Sung: We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. 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 the information you provide in response to this letter and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 submitted July 7, 2025 Cover Page 1. We note your statement that "Monkey Tree and Fisgard have not distributed any cash dividends or made any other cash distributions." Please revise to state whether any transfers, dividends, or distributions have been made to date between the holding company, its subsidiaries, or to investors, and quantify the amounts where applicable. Provide cross-references to the condensed consolidating schedule and the consolidated financial statements. Additionally, we note your disclosure that "[o]ur HK Subsidiaries did not adopt and do not maintain any cash management policies and procedures as of the date of this prospectus." Please clarify whether you have cash management policies that dictate how funds are transferred. Please include similar disclosure in the Prospectus Summary as well. August 5, 2025 Page 2 Prospectus Summary, page 1 2. We note your statement that "[a]lthough Monkey Tree HK is not part of our Company, we are licensed by Monkey Tree HK to use the 'Monkey Tree' brand in the course of our business." Please clearly state here, and in the Business section, whether you have any operations and decision-making authority outside of what you license from Monkey Tree HK. In this light, we note your disclosure on page 24 that "the locations of our language learning centers have to be approved by Monkey Tree HK" and "[w]e rely on Monkey Tree HK to design and develop our curricula and provide us with teaching materials, educational materials and ancillary products." Please disclose the potential effects on your business and securities if Monkey Tree HK terminates your licenses/franchises. Please revise to update your risk factor disclosure as well. 3. Where you note your revenue for the years ended March 31, 2024, and 2025, please revise to also include your indebtedness for those periods, which we note was approximately $2,142,899 and $1,759,784, as of March 31, 2024, and 2025, respectively. Corporate History and Structure, page 3 4. Please revise your structure chart on pages 4 and 70 to reflect each of your subsidiaries, including Monkey Tree HK, Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd., and Canadian Bookstore Ltd. In this regard, we note your disclosure reflecting that these entities are each "[f]ellow subsidiary with common parent company." Additionally, please state the current ownership and voting rights percentages in Monkey Tree Investment Limited (Cayman Islands). Permission Required from Hong Kong and PRC Authorities, page 13 5. We note that you do not appear to have relied upon an opinion of counsel with respect to your conclusions regarding your permissions and approvals, including to operate your business and offer securities to investors. We also note your statements that you "do not believe [you] are obligated to apply for a cybersecurity review pursuant to the revised CRM," and that you "believe that [you] are not subject to the CSRC Filing Rules." If true, state as much and explain why such an opinion was not obtained. Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business and the Industry Our Success depends significantly on the market recognition . . ., page 21 6. We note your statement that "[t]here are other franchisees operating under the 'Monkey Tree' brand, and Monkey Tree HK may also operate other language learning centers or carry out business operations under the 'Monkey Tree' brand. As the 'Monkey Tree' brand continues to grow in size, extends geographic reach, and with different operators operating under the 'Monkey Tree' brand, we cannot assure you that customer confidence in the 'Monkey Tree' brand will not diminish." Please revise to state, if true, that the other franchisees are ultimately controlled by your Chief Executive Officer, who also owns and/or controls Monkey Tree HK. August 5, 2025 Page 3 Our business is subject to an extensive and strict regulatory regime . . ., page 23 7. We note your statement that "[a]lthough, during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025, and up to the date of this prospectus, we have not been found non-compliant with such applicable laws and regulations, there is no assurance that we will be compliant in the future." Please revise to clearly state whether any permissions or approvals have been denied. Risks Related to Doing Business in Hong Kong Although the audit report included in this prospectus is prepared by U.S. auditors who are currently inspectable by the PCAOB, . . ., page 42 8. We note your disclosure on page 44 that "[o]ur current auditor is based in the United States and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis." However, according to your disclosure elsewhere in the draft registration statement, it appears that your auditor is OneStop Assurance PAC, headquartered in Singapore. Please revise for consistency. Risks Related to Our Class A Ordinary Shares Monkey Tree has a dual-class share capital structure and Mr. Sung will have the ability to control or significantly influence . . ., page 50 9. We note your reference on page 51 to "the twenty-to-one voting ratio between the two classes of [y]our Ordinary Shares" However, we also note, within the same risk factor, and elsewhere in the draft registration statement, that "[e]ach Class A Ordinary Share has one (1) vote and each Class B Ordinary Share has fifty (50) votes." Please revise for consistency. Capitalization, page 66 10. Please revise your capitalization table to include bank borrowings. Refer to Item 3.B of Form 20-F. Dilution, page 67 11. We note your disclosure that the historical net tangible book value per Class A Ordinary Share was $0.06 at March 31, 2025. This appears to be inconsistent with the disclosure that the historical net tangible book value represents total tangible assets less intangible asset, divided by the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding before the IPO. This appears to represent the historical net tangible book value for both the Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares and not just the Class A Ordinary Shares. Please clarify or revise. Suppliers, page 88 12. Please revise to include all material terms of the Form of Franchise Agreement, including a description of the monthly royalty fees, the fee due by the franchisee in the case of a serious breach, as well as the material terms of the agreement that are in the sole discretion or control of the franchisor. August 5, 2025 Page 4 Competition, page 89 13. We note your statement that you believe you are "of edge competitiveness" as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monkey Tree HK also serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of your Company. Please revise to explain further how your Company has an advantage over other Monkey Tree HK franchisees that are still operating under the direction of Monkey Tree HK, your Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Please also state how many other Monkey Tree HK licensees and/or franchisees there are outside of your company/business. Additionally, please include a cross-reference to your conflict of interest risk factor on page 33. Business Licenses and Regulatory Approvals, page 90 14. We note your disclosure that "[w]e have obtained all the necessary licenses, permits, and approvals that are material to our business during the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025, and up to the date of this prospectus" (emphasis added). The disclosure here should not be qualified by materiality. Please make appropriate revisions to your disclosure. Related-Party Transactions, page 103 15. Please revise your disclosure to more specifically identify the existing relationship with the Company, including naming the "common parent company" for each entity, including Monkey Tree HK, Panda Garden Language Learning Ltd., and Canadian Bookstore Ltd., as well as further clarify the relationship between you and each entity listed here. In this regard, we note your statement on page 1 that "Monkey Tree HK is not part of [y]our Company." 16. Please revise to define "Trade payables." Additionally, for the "Bank borrowings guaranteed by a director," please revise to state the nature of the loan and the transaction in which it was incurred, and the interest rate on the loan. Refer to Item 7.B.2 of Form 20-F. Principal Shareholders, page 105 17. We note footnote 3 regarding the ownership interest of Timberworks Limited. Please revise to include Timberworks Limited in the Principal Shareholders table. Refer to Item 7.A of Form 20-F. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, page F-6 18. We note from your disclosure on page F-20 that the cash flow activity related to the "Amount due from related party" and "Amount due to director" line items are non- trade in nature and unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand, and appear to be loans made/received. Please tell us your consideration of presenting these cash flows as investing activities pursuant to ASC 230-10-45-12a and 13a. August 5, 2025 Page 5 Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, page F-8 19. We note from your disclosure on page 88 that each of your subsidiaries have entered into franchise agreements with Monkey Tree HK, which includes an upfront franchise fee, a license fee and a purchase requirement for proprietary products and educational materials. Please provide us with a detailed discussion of how you accounted for these franchise agreements and cite the specific authoritative literature you utilized to support your accounting treatment. General 20. We note your disclosure, stating that you "also offer Mandarin learning courses." Your disclosure throughout the draft registration statement, however, appears to primarily focus on details as to the English learning courses you offer. Please revise throughout the draft registration statement to include relevant details as to your Mandarin learning courses, or if such courses are aspirational at this time, please revise to clearly state as much. 21. Please revise to disclose the percentage of outstanding shares of Class B Ordinary Shares that the Controlling Shareholder must keep to continue to control the outcome of matters submitted to shareholders for approval, and disclose that the disparate voting rights may have anti-takeover effects preventing a change in control transaction that shareholders might consider in their best interest. Please make the appropriate revisions throughout the draft registration statement where your dual class capital structure is discussed. Please contact Patrick Kuhn at 202-551-3308 or Angela Lumley at 202-551-3398 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Eddie Kim at 202-551-8713 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Virginia Tam </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>