MDC acquires Allison & Partners

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MDC Partners Inc. has gone shopping yet again. The Toronto-based agency network acquired a majority interest in Allison & Partners, a San Francisco-based public relations firm with an impressive list of blue-chip clients.

Terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed.

Allison & Partners, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Phoenix, Atlanta and San Diego, specializes in consumer marketing, corporate communications, technology, public affairs and health care.

Founded in 2001 and ranked by O'Dwyers as one of the top 10 largest independent PR firms by fee revenue, the firm is deeply immersed in technology and social media.

Their client roster includes Best Western International, Aramark, Hard Rock Hotels Las Vegas, Progressive Insurance, Samsung, Hasbro, Healthways, Boost Mobile and Sony.