TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt January 30, 2019 Peter A. Reed Chief Executive Officer Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. 800 South Street, Suite 230 Waltham, MA 02453 Re: Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed December 21, 2018 File No. 333-228968 Dear Mr. Reed: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. 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. Please contact Edwin Kim, Attorney-Advisor, at (202) 551-3297 or Jan Woo, Legal Branch Chief, at (202) 551-3453 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Information Technologies and Services cc: Rory T. Hood, Esq.