At MDC, we are committed to producing outstanding financial results. However, we believe that the best companies are ultimately driven by something bigger than economic success. Employees give their best, consistently and over time when they find real meaning in their jobs. Accordingly, we have built our firm around a clearly articulated mission and have built a team that finds this mission personally meaningful. Our mission is supported by personal and organizational values and, of course, a clear business strategy. If we execute successfully against our strategy, consistent with our mission and values, desirable outcomes – including outstanding financial results – will take care of themselves. Mission: To build companies that make a difference A mission is the core purpose of an organization. It should capture the heart and soul of our employees and, we hope, those with whom we come in contact on a daily basis. It also must be implementable in the real world. We believe that in today’s environment, with its unprecedented rates of change and increasing unpredictability, organizations must be driven by something more than a strategy. To us, building companies that make a difference means balancing, over time, the interests of all of a company’s stakeholders – including employees, customers, suppliers, families and communities, as well as shareholders. We believe that it is precisely by serving the best interests of all these stakeholders that we will create outstanding financial returns for our limited partners. Our experience over time has proven this to be true.