Agency-consultancy that’s had a terrific first three years. We are considering buying our way into the next round of growth, but not quite sure how to put out feelers without being too forward.

Suggestions/ideas?

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So funny. I spoke with a pal at a media buying firm who was interested in selling to be part of a bigger team and to land bigger accounts but didn’t want to be open about it for fear of looking thirsty. In any case, media is a huge way to bulk up your billable top line, and very complementary to consultancies. (Theirs is a consultancy as well but paid media specific).

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