UK digital independent hotshop AKQA has been exploring its options to set up a Sydney operation, going as far as talking to potential staff to run the start-up. However, OTR hears it will focus on China and India first, before venturing to our shores. Originally set up in London in 1995, AKQA has 500 staff in five locations: London, Shanghai, Singapore, New York, Washington and San Francisco. It’s been described as an attractive acquisition target for the likes of WPP, Omnicom and Publicis.
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