• by Steve McClellan  @mp_mcclellan, November 29, 2011

WPP has acquired the Washington D.C.-based Glover Park Group, the holding company confirmed Tuesday.

The company is one of several D.C.-firms owned by WPP. Earlier this year it bought Blue State Digital, the company behind the grassroots online campaign of President Obama when he was running for office in 2008.

WPP said the acquisition was subject to regulatory approval, but wasn’t more specific.

Founded in 2001, The Glover Park Group employees 140 people, and has total assets of approximately $75 million, WPP.

Beside Washington, the shop has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Boulder, CO.

Services offered include PR, government affairs, opinion research, crisis communications, digital strategy and advertising and brand positioning.