Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000895345-20-001169
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2020-12-23 17:18:09
Filed By:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Company:
Stagwell Inc (NASDAQ:STGW)
Filing Date:
2020-12-23
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc 0 17,301,898 0 17,301,898 17,301,898 19.05%
Goldman, Sachs Co 0 17,301,898 0 17,301,898 17,301,898 19.05%
Broad Street Principal Investments 0 17,293,175 0 17,293,175 17,293,175 19.04%
StoneBridge 0 17,293,175 0 17,293,175 17,293,175 19.04%
StoneBridge 0 17,293,175 0 17,293,175 17,293,175 19.04%
Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors 0 17,293,175 0 17,293,175 17,293,175 19.04%
Filing
 
 

 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
 
MDC PARTNERS INC.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Class A Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
552697104
(CUSIP Number)
 
David S. Thomas, Esq.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
(212) 902-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
With a copy to:
Mark H. Lucas, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
(212) 859-8000
 
December 21, 2020

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 17 Pages)
____________
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 

 
 
 
CUSIP No. 552697104
SCHEDULE 13D
 Page 2 of 17 Pages
 
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
AF (See Item 3)
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
17,301,898.684134 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
17,301,898.684134 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
17,301,898.684134 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
19.05% (See Item 5)**
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
HC-CO
 
 
 
 
 
*
Reflects (i) 17,293,175.87 Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (the “Class A Shares”) of MDC Partners Inc. (the “Issuer”) issuable upon the conversion of 95,000 Series 4 Convertible Preference Shares (the “Preference Shares”) of the Issuer and (ii) 8,722.81418 Class A Shares of the Issuer. The Series 4 Convertible Preference Shares are convertible as described herein.
   
**
The calculation is based on the 90,821,280.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer outstanding which includes (i) 73,528,105 Class A Shares outstanding as provided by the Issuer to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. and (ii) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein.
 
 
CUSIP No. 552697104
SCHEDULE 13D
 Page 3 of 17 Pages
 
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
 
Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC; AF (See Item 3)
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
New York
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
17,301,898.684134 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
17,301,898.684134 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
17,301,898.684134 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
19.05% (See Item 5)**
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
BD-IA
 
 
 
 
 
*
Reflects (i) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer issuable upon the conversion of 95,000 Preference Shares of the Issuer and (ii) 8,722.81418 Class A Shares of the Issuer. The Preference Shares are convertible as described herein.
   
**
The calculation is based on the 90,821,280.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer outstanding which includes (i) 73,528,105 Class A Shares outstanding as provided by the Issuer to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. and (ii) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein.
 
 
CUSIP No. 552697104
SCHEDULE 13D
 Page 4 of 17 Pages
 
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
 
Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C.
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC (See Item 3)
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
17,293,175.87 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
17,293,175.87 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
17,293,175.87 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
19.04% (See Item 5)**
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO
 
 
 
 
 
*
Reflects 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer issuable upon the conversion of 95,000 Preference Shares of Issuer. The Preference Shares are convertible as described herein.
   
**
The calculation is based on the 90,821,280.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer outstanding which includes (i) 73,528,105 Class A Shares outstanding as provided by the Issuer to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. and (ii) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein.
 
 
CUSIP No. 552697104
SCHEDULE 13D
 Page 5 of 17 Pages
 
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
 
StoneBridge 2017, L.P.
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC (See Item 3)
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 17,293,175.87 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 17,293,175.87 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 17,293,175.87 (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
19.04% (See Item 5)**
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
PN
 
 
 
 
 
*
Reflects 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer issuable upon the conversion of 95,000 Preference Shares of Issuer. The Preference Shares are convertible as described herein.
   
**
The calculation is based on the 90,821,280.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer outstanding which includes (i) 73,528,105 Class A Shares outstanding as provided by the Issuer to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. and (ii) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein.
 

 
CUSIP No. 552697104
SCHEDULE 13D
 Page 6 of 17 Pages
 
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
 
StoneBridge 2017 Offshore, L.P.
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC (See Item 3)
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Cayman Islands
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
17,293,175.87  (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
17,293,175.87  (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
17,293,175.87  (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
19.04% (See Item 5)**
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
PN
 
 
 
 
 
*
Reflects 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer issuable upon the conversion of 95,000 Preference Shares of Issuer. The Preference Shares are convertible as described herein.
   
**
The calculation is based on the 90,821,280.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer outstanding which includes (i) 73,528,105 Class A Shares outstanding as provided by the Issuer to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. and (ii) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein.
 
 
 
CUSIP No. 552697104
SCHEDULE 13D
 Page 7 of 17 Pages
 
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
 
Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C.
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
AF (See Item 3)
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
17,293,175.87  (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
-0-
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
17,293,175.87  (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
17,293,175.87  (See Items 3, 4 and 5)*
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
19.04% (See Item 5)**
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO
 
 
 
 
 
*
Reflects 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer issuable upon the conversion of 95,000 Preference Shares of Issuer. The Preference Shares are convertible as described herein.
   
**
The calculation is based on the 90,821,280.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer outstanding which includes (i) 73,528,105 Class A Shares outstanding as provided by the Issuer to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. and (ii) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein.
 
This Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on March 15, 2017, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed by the Reporting Persons on March 24, 2017 and Amendment No. 2 filed by the Reporting Persons on March 14, 2019 (the “Original Schedule 13D” and, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment, the “Schedule 13D”). Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Original Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the same meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Schedule 13D.

This Amendment No. 3 is being filed to make updates and amendments to the Original Schedule 13D as follows:
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This Amendment amends Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D by replacing in their entirety Schedules I, II-A, II-B and III, incorporated therein by reference, with Schedules I, II-A, II-B and III hereto, respectively, which Schedules I, II-A, II-B and III are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
This Amendment amends Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D by adding the paragraphs set forth below as the third to last and second to last paragraphs of Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D:
“On December 21, 2020, in connection with the proposed Transaction Agreement to be entered into by and among the Issuer, Stagwell Media LP, and certain other parties named therein, and the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Contemplated Stagwell Transaction”), BSPI entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with the Issuer.  Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, BSPI agreed to conditionally provide certain consents and waive certain rights with respect to the Contemplated Stagwell Transaction.  As consideration for such consents and waivers, the Issuer and BPSI agreed to enter into definitive agreements amending the terms of the Preference Shares held by BPSI to reflect the terms set forth on Exhibit A to the Letter Agreement.  Pursuant to Exhibit A to the Letter Agreement, the definitive documentation entered into by the Issuer and BPSI will amend the terms of the Preference Shares held by BPSI to provide, among other things, that (i) BPSI may have the Issuer redeem Preference Shares held by BPSI with a value of up to $30,000,000 for an aggregate price of $25,000,000 in consideration of a subordinated note or loan payable with a three year maturity and 8% interest per annum, accrued and compounded, (ii) the Conversion Price of the Preference Shares held by BPSI not subject to the redemption contemplated by clause (i) will be reduced from $7.42 to $5.00, (iii) the liquidation preference of the Preference Shares held by BPSI will continue to accrete at 8.0% until March 7, 2022, then from and after March 8, 2022 the liquidation preference will accrete at 6.00%, and then from and after March 15, 2024, the liquidation preference will accrete at 0%, (iv) the Purchase Agreement and the Articles of Amendment would be amended to preserve the rights of BPSI following the redemption contemplated by clause (i) and the consummation of the Contemplated Stagwell Transaction, and (iv) the new Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer under the laws of the State of Delaware contemplated by the Contemplated Stagwell Transaction will preserve certain rights held by BPSI pursuant to the Articles of Amendment and the Canada Business Corporations Act.  The transaction contemplated by the Letter Agreement would be subject to conditions and approvals to be set forth in definitive documentation, including the requirement that the Contemplated Stagwell Transaction be consummated. If definitive documentation reflecting the terms set forth on Exhibit A to the Letter Agreement is not entered into within 60 days of the date of the Letter Agreement, then BPSI may revoke its conditional consents and waivers upon written notice to the Issuer.  The terms of the Preference Shares as set forth in the Articles of Amendment and the Purchase Agreement would not be amended other than expressly contemplated by the Letter Agreement.
References to and descriptions of the Letter Agreement set forth above in this Item 4 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Letter Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.”
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
This Amendment amends and restates the second paragraph of Item 5 through the fifth paragraph of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D in its entirety as set forth below:
“(a)-(b) The following disclosure assumes there are 90,821,280.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer outstanding which includes (i) 73,528,105 Class A Shares outstanding as provided by the Issuer to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. and (ii) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein.
As of December 21, 2020, GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of (i) 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares of the Issuer deliverable upon conversion of the Preference Shares reported herein and (ii) 8,722.81418 Class A Shares acquired by Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned broker or dealer subsidiary of GS Group in ordinary course trading activities, representing approximately 19.05% of the total number of Class A Shares.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Act, as of December 21, 2020, GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares, consisting of (i) 14,380,640.9866 Class A Shares (deliverable to BSPI upon conversion of the Preference Shares directly held by BSPI as reported herein) and (ii) 2,912,534.8834 Class A Shares (deliverable to the Employee Funds upon conversion of the Preference Shares directly held by the Employee Funds as reported herein), collectively representing approximately 19.04% of the outstanding Class A Shares.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Act, as of December 21, 2020, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to share beneficial ownership, of 17,293,175.87 Class A Shares (deliverable to BSPI and the Employee Funds upon conversion of the Preference Shares directly held by BSPI and the Employee Funds), which constitutes approximately 19.04% of the outstanding Class A Shares.”
This Amendment amends and restates the thirteenth paragraph of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D in its entirety as set forth below:

“No transactions in the Class A Shares were effected by any Reporting Person or, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the persons listed on Schedule I, Schedule II-A or Schedule II-B, during the sixty day period from October 22, 2020 through December 21, 2020.”
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
The disclosure set forth under Item 4 of this Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.


Exhibit No.
Description
   
1
Letter Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2020, by and between MDC Partners Inc. and Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Issuer, filed on December 22, 2020).
 
99.2
Power of Attorney, relating to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Original Schedule 13D).
   
99.3
Power of Attorney, relating to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Original Schedule 13D).
   
99.4
Power of Attorney, relating to Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Original Schedule 13D).
   
99.5
Power of Attorney, relating to StoneBridge 2017, L.P. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Original Schedule 13D).
   
99.6
Power of Attorney, relating to StoneBridge 2017 Offshore, L.P. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the Original Schedule 13D).
   
99.7
Power of Attorney, relating to Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the Original Schedule 13D).

 
SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: December 23, 2020
 
 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jamison Yardley
 
  Name:
Jamison Yardley
 
  Title: 
Attorney in Fact
 
       
 
 
Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jamison Yardley
 
  Name:
Jamison Yardley
 
  Title: 
Attorney in Fact
 
     
 
 
Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jamison Yardley
 
  Name:
Jamison Yardley
 
  Title: 
Attorney in Fact
 
     
 
 
StoneBridge 2017, L.P
 
     
  By:
Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C.
its General Partner
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jamison Yardley
 
  Name:
Jamison Yardley
 
  Title: 
Attorney in Fact
 
     
 
 
StoneBridge 2017 Offshore, L.P.
 
       
  By:
Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C.
its General Partner
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jamison Yardley
 
  Name:
Jamison Yardley
 
  Title: 
Attorney in Fact
 
     
 
 
Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jamison Yardley
 
  Name:
Jamison Yardley
 
  Title: 
Attorney in Fact
 
     


SCHEDULE I


The name of each director and executive officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is set forth below.
 
The business address of each person listed below is c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282.
 
Each person is a citizen of the United States of America except for Lakshmi N. Mittal, who is a citizen of India, and Mark O. Winkelman, who is a citizen of the Netherlands. Adebayo O. Ogunlesi is also a citizen of Nigeria. The present principal occupation or employment of each of the listed persons is set forth below.
Name
 
Present Principal Occupation
 
David M. Solomon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
M. Michele Burns
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mercer LLC; Former Chief Financial Officer of each of: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Mirant Corp. and Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
Drew G. Faust
Professor and Former President of Harvard University
   
Mark A. Flaherty
Former Vice Chairman, Wellington Management Company
   
Sheara J. Fredman
Chief Accounting Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
Elizabeth M. Hammack
Global Treasurer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
Ellen J. Kullman
President and Chief Executive Officer of Carbon, Inc.; Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
   
Brian J. Lee
Chief Risk Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
Lakshmi N. Mittal
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal S.A.
   
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi 
Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners 
   
Peter Oppenheimer
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apple, Inc.
   
John F.W. Rogers
Executive Vice President of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
Stephen M. Scherr
Chief Financial Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
Karen P. Seymour
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.



SCHEDULE II-A
 
The name and principal occupation of each member of the Corporate Investment Committee of the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC, which exercises the authority of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in managing BSPI, SB Employee Fund, SB Employee Fund Offshore and Bridge Street are set forth below.

The business address for each member listed below is c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, except as follows: The business address of Joe DiSabato is 555 California Street, 45th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104.  The business address of each of Michael Bruun, Matthias Hieber, James Reynolds and Michele Titi-Cappelli is Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London EC4A 4AU, England. The business address of each of Stephanie Hui and Xiang Fan is Cheung Kong Center, 68th Floor, 2 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong.

All members listed below are United States citizens, except as follows: Stephanie Hui and Julian Salisbury are citizens of the United Kingdom; James Reynolds is a citizen of France; Adrian M. Jones is a citizen of Ireland; Matthias Hieber is a citizen of Austria; Nicole Agnew and Chris Kojima are citizens of Canada; Michele Titi-Cappelli is a citizen of Italy; Xiang Fan is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and Michael Bruun is a citizen of Denmark.

Name
Present Principal Occupation
 
   
Richard A. Friedman 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Nicole Agnew
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Michael Bruun
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Thomas G. Connolly 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Christopher A. Crampton
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Joe DiSabato 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Charles H. Gailliot 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Bradley J. Gross 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Matthias Hieber
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Stephanie Hui 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Adrian M. Jones 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Michael E. Koester 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Scott Lebovitz 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Jo Natauri
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
James Reynolds 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
David Thomas
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Anthony Arnold
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Michele Titi-Cappelli
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Laurie Schmidt
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Xiang Fan
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Milton Millman
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Julian Salisbury
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Chris Kojima
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Harvey Shapiro
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Danielle Natoli
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Carmine Venezia
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Thomas McAndrew
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Kenneth Pontarelli         
 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC




SCHEDULE II-B
 

The name, position and present principal occupation of each executive officer of (i) BSPI, and (ii) Bridge Street, the general partner of each of SB Employee Fund and SB Employee Fund Offshore, are set forth below.

The business address for all the executive officers listed below is c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, except as follows: The business address of each of Philippe Camu, James H. Reynolds, Matteo Botto Poala, Michael Bruun, Alex Mignotte, Ana Estrada Lopez, Amitayush Bahri, Richard Spencer, Mike Ebeling, Matthias Hieber,  Michele Titi-Cappelli, Maximilliano Ramirez-Espain, Tim Campbell, Emilie Railhac, James Garman and Heather Mulahasani is Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London EC4A 4AU, England. The business address of each of Stephanie Hui, Xiang Fan, Michael Hui and Jay Hyun Lee is Cheung Kong Center, 68th Floor, 2 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong. The business address of each of Joseph P. DiSabato and David Campbell is 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.  The business address of Michael Watts, Barry Olson, Chance Monroe, Kyle Kendall, James Huckaby, Clayton Wilmer and Daniel Farrar is 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800, Dallas, TX 75201. The business address of Bin Zhu is Winland International Center, 7 Finance Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100033, People’s Republic of China. The business address of Johanna Volpi is 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. The business address of Cristiano Camargo is Rua Leopoldo Couto Magalhaes Junior 700, 16 andar, Itaimi Bibi, 04542-000 Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil.


All executive officers listed below are United States citizens, except as follows: James H. Reynolds, Alex Mignotte, Emilie Railhac and Cedric Lucas are citizens of France; Adrian M. Jones is a citizen of Ireland; Mike Ebeling is a citizen of Germany; Anthony Arnold, Tim Campbell, James Garman, Heather Mulahasani, Richard Spencer and Stephanie Hui are citizens of the United Kingdom; Philippe Camu is a citizen of Belgium; Matteo Botto Poala and Michele Titi-Cappelli are citizens of Italy; Maximilliano Ramirez-Espain and Ana Estrada Lopez are citizens of Spain, Michael Bruun is a citizen of Denmark, Harsh Nanda and Amitayush Bahri are citizens of India, David Campbell is a citizen of Australia, Nicole Agnew is a citizen of Canada, Matthias Hieber is a citizen of Austria, Cristiano Camargo is a citizen of Brazil, Xiang Fan is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and Michael Hui and Bin Zhu are citizens of the People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong permanent resident). Jay Hyun Lee is a citizen of the Republic of Korea.

Name
Position
Present Principal Occupation
 
     
Richard A. Friedman
President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Philippe Camu 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Thomas G. Connolly 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Joseph P. DiSabato 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
James R. Garman
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Bradley J. Gross
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Matthias Hieber
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Stephanie Hui
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Adrian M. Jones
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Alan Kava
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Michael E. Koester 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Scott Lebovitz 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Heather L. Mulahasani
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
James H. Reynolds 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Richard Spencer
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Peter A. Weidman
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Nicole Agnew 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Kirsten Anthony
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Anthony Arnold
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Amitayush Bahri
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Allison Beller
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Matteo Botto Poala 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Michael Bruun 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Cristiano Camargo
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs do Brasil Banco Múltiplo S.A.
David Campbell 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Tim Campbell
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
David Castelblanco 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Christopher A. Crampton 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Alexander Cheek
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Mike Ebeling 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Xiang Fan 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Jeffrey M. Fine
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Charles H. Gailliot 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Ana Estrada Lopez
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
James Huckaby
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Michael Hui
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Jonathan Hunt
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Kyle Kendall
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Jay Hyun Lee
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Lee Levy
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Alexandre Mignotte
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Christopher Monroe
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Harsh Nanda
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Barry Olson
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Emilie Railhac
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Andrew Rhee
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Leonard Seevers
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Gabriella Skirnick
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Michele Titi-Cappelli
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Peter Vermette 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Mark Wetzel
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Bin Zhu 
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Maximilliano Ramirez-Espain
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International
Michael Watts
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Laurie E. Schmidt
Vice President and Treasurer
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Susan Hodgkinson
Vice President and Secretary 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
William Y Eng
Vice President 
Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Scott Kilpatrick
Vice President 
Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Clayton Wilmer 
Vice President 
Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Wei Yan
Vice President 
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
David Thomas
Vice President, Assistant Secretary & General Counsel
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Harvey Shapiro
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Johanna Volpi
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Daniel Farrar 
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Michael J. Perloff
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Getty Chin
Assistant Treasurer
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Kirsten Frivold Imohiosen
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Alex Chi
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Jo Natauri
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Omar Chaudhary
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
William Chen
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Cedric Lucas
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Brady Schuck
Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Kerri Bagnaturo
Vice President
Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Kenneth Pontarelli
 Vice President
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 
 
 
SCHEDULE III

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has alleged that Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) violated Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) by improperly relying on Goldman Sachs’s automated locate function in the order management system without having confirmed the availability of the securities to be located. In addition, the SEC alleged that Goldman Sachs employees did not provide sufficient and accurate information with respect to these locates in Goldman Sachs’s locate log, which must reflect the basis upon which Goldman Sachs provided the locates. The SEC alleged that Goldman Sachs willfully violated Rule 203(b)(1) of Regulation SHO and Section 17(a) of the Exchange Act. Without admitting or denying the violations, Goldman Sachs consented to the entry by the SEC of an Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Exchange Act, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order (Release No. 34-76899, Jan. 14, 2016). Pursuant to the Order, Goldman Sachs must cease and desist from committing or causing any violations and any future violations of Rule 203(b)(1) of Regulation SHO, and any violations and any future violations of Section 17(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 203(b)(1)(iii) thereunder relating to short sale locate records. Also pursuant to the Order, Goldman Sachs was censured and paid a civil money penalty in the amount of $15,000,000 on January 20, 2016. The SEC stated that, in determining to accept Goldman Sachs’s offer of settlement, it considered certain remedial acts taken by Goldman Sachs.

On October 22, 2020, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“GS Group”) entered into an order instituting cease and desist proceedings with the SEC, which alleged GS Group failed to reasonably maintain a sufficient system of internal accounting controls between 2012 and 2015 with respect to the process by which it reviewed and approved the commitment of firm capital in large, significant and complex transitions, such as the three bond offerings for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (“1MBD”), and that documentation prepared in connection with the 1MDB transactions did not accurately reflect certain aspects of the bond offerings, including the involvement of a third party intermediary in the offerings. GS Group has agreed to pay a civil money penalty in the amount of $400,000,000 and disgorgement of $606,300,000.