Once was time that people scoffed at Toronto's Miles Nadal and his MDC Partners as he audaciously bought up advertising agencies and other interactive shops in the midst of massive shifts in the way companies manage their brands. Well they're not laughing at him anymore, as his crown jewel Crispin, Porter Bogusky competes with the top agencies in a world of huge multinational advertising conglomerates.

But what's more interesting is his latest fascination with buying up PR shops.