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Using acquisitions and hires as the building blocks for steady growth
W20 Group's back story, in a nutshell: Jim Weiss evolves his healthcare-focused PR agency WeissComm Partners into W20 Group through acquisition of small but well established specialty shops and a diverse staff of ?-list senior talent.
Headquartered in San Francisco, W20 Group was officially formed in March 2012. It serves as parent to a network of siblings-WCG, Twist, W20 Digital, BrewLife and W20 Ventures-with offices in New York, Austin, Los Angeles and London.
Revenue climbed about 30% last year to more than $62 million. Healthcare business represented 85% of 2012 net fee income. "We expect to get to about $80 million in revenue in 2013 because of our...