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# D.C. Updates: MissionSide and LGND Announce Acquisitions and Seven Letter Adds Three
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/d-c-area-items-missionside-and-lgnd-announce-acquisitions-and-seven-letters-adds-three/
- Published: 2019-07-31T22:02:11.000Z
- Updated: 2019-08-01T14:46:12.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Agency, #wp-upper-left-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:50

**D.C.-based MissionSide completed its acquisition of D.C.-based digital agency Blue Water** which, states a release, brings together “a suite of unparalleled strategic customer experience capabilities designed to build and operate transformative user touchpoints for their public and private sector clients.” **Adam Slagowski**, President and CEO of the combined companies, explained the rationale behind the merger stating, “MissionSide’s acquisition of Blue Water combines a breadth of strategic customer experience planning, optimization, and operations capabilities that were previously available only from the large integrators. Our capabilities are enabled by decreasing implementation costs of mature cloud-based supporting technologies and will make the promise of a truly transformative customer experience a reality for our public and private sector clients.”

**LGND acquired** **long-time video partner, Stellar**, a video production house led by **Hadi Dimachkieh** and **Patrick Hunt**.

**Seven Letter added David Knaus, Justin Krakoff and Alfonso Hidalgo**. These are new positions following last year’s merger of Blue Engine Message and Media with JDA Frontline to form Seven Letter. Knaus joins with nearly a decade of political and corporate experience, most recently working as a senior campaign aide to former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and prior to that with Luntz Global in Denver. Krakoff is a former digital organizer for Rep. Susie Lee’s 2018 campaign and participated in Blue Engine’s fellowship program. Hidalgo joins after completing the Blue Engine + JDA fellowship program and interning at the New England Council.