Kingswood Capital Markets,

division of Benchmark Investments, Inc.

17 Battery Place, Suite 625

New York, NY 10004

March 16, 2021

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F. Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Gladstone Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”)

Registration Statement on Form S-1

Filed February 9, 2021

File No. 333-252916 (the “Registration Statement”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Kingswood Capital Markets, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc., as representative of the underwriters of the offering, hereby joins the request of the Company that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, we, acting on behalf of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that, through March 16, 2021, we distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to be invited to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies, as well as “E-red” copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 10, 2021, as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus.

We have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Very truly yours,
KINGSWOOD CAPITAL MARKETS, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc.
By:	/s/ Sam Fleischman
Name: Sam Fleischman
Title: Supervisory Principal