MDC Partners
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| Public | |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: MDCA, TSX: MDZ.A |
| Industry | Marketing Services |
| Headquarters | New York City, USA / Toronto, Canada |
Area served | International |
Key people | Miles S. Nadal |
| Website | www.mdc-partners.com |
MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: MDCA, TSX: MDZ.A) is a holding company based in New York City, United States and Toronto, Canada. It was founded as Multi Discipline Communications Inc in 1980 by Miles Nadal who is also the CEO of MDC Partners.
They are the 8th largest advertising holding company in the world. Unlike other holding companies, MDC positions itself as a "partner," taking majority stakes, generally 60-80%. It has invested in companies in many sectors: advertising, B2B, branding, crisis management, digital/interactive, direct marketing, experiencial marketing, entertainment, investor relations, media buying, media planning, multicultural advertising, PR, product innovation, publishing, social media, strategic planning.
MDC Partners is a publicly traded company, trading on both the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol of MDCA and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol MDZ.A. Major holdings include Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners, 72andSunny, Anomaly, Doner, Redscout and The Media Kitchen