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Arnold Communications in Boston has approached Laughlin/Constable, Milwaukee and Chicago, about a deal to buy the agency, sources said.
Principals at both firms declined to confirm any negotiations. But Arnold chairman Ed Eskandarian said his expansion strategy begins in the Midwest and that he expects a deal here as soon as September.
“In the U.S., our priorities are the Midwest, West Coast and then New York,” Eskandarian said. “We’ve got plenty in the works.”
Laughlin/Constable president Dean Proctor said his agency is “very interested in looking at all appropriate means to complete the company’s mission, which include acquisitions or alliances, so we can strengthen our brand name, which we are not interested in erasing.”


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