TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt February 11, 2019 David Doft Chief Financial Officer MDC Partners Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151 Re: MDC Partners Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017 Filed March 1, 2018 File No. 001-13718 Dear Mr. Doft: We have completed our review of your filing. 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. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Telecommunications