MDC Partners Inc.
745 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10151
January 8, 2018
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Joshua Shainess
Re: MDC Partners Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3 – File No. 333-222095 and
Registration Statement on Form S-3 – File No. 333-222101
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, MDC Partners Inc. hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statements on Form S-3 be accelerated so that they may become effective at 4:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on January 10, 2018, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by telephone call to Risë B. Norman at (212) 455- 3080 of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
| Very truly yours, |
| MDC Partners Inc. |
| /s/ Mitchell Gendel |
| Mitchell Gendel |
| General Counsel |
cc: Risë B. Norman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
