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DIRECT DIAL (212) 735-3574 DIRECT FAX (917) 777-3574 EMAIL ADDRESS DAVID.GOLDSCHMIDT@SKADDEN.COM September 30, 2020 FIRM/AFFILIATE OFFICES ----------- BOSTON CHICAGO HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK WASHINGTON, D.C. WILMINGTON ----------- BEIJING BRUSSELS FRANKFURT HONG KONG LONDON MOSCOW MUNICH PARIS SÃO PAULO SEOUL SHANGHAI SINGAPORE TOKYO TORONTO

VIA EDGAR

Todd Schiffman

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Real Estate & Construction

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE:	NextGen Acquisition Corporation
	Registration Statement on Form S-1
	Filed September 18, 2020
	File No. 333-248921

Dear Mr. Schiffman:

On behalf of NextGen Acquisition Corporation (the “Company” or “we”), in connection with the proposed initial public offering of the Company’s securities, we submit the below in response to the comment of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received by letter dated September 25, 2020, concerning the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 18, 2020.

Form S-1

Exhibit 23.1

1. The auditor’s consent references audit report dated August 14, 2020. However, the audit report included in the S-1 is dated August 17, 2020. Please revise, accordingly.

The Company will file the updated auditor’s consent with the next filing.

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

September 30, 2020

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Please contact me at (212) 735-3574 should you require further information.

Very truly yours,

/s/ David J. Goldschmidt

David J. Goldschmidt

cc:	NextGen Acquisition Corporation
	Patrick T. Ford

cc:	Ropes & Gray LLP
	Paul Tropp, Esq. and Emily Oldshue, Esq.