It was interesting to see the company grow, both in terms of mandates, employees and billings (obviously those things go together).  The point is: I doubt they had any outside funding; it was bootstrapped or at the very least grown progressively.

Their client roster includes blue chips Coca-Cola, MTV, NBC Universal, AMC, The Sundance Channel, Lionsgate Entertainment, Paramount, Universal Music Group, and others

It was acquired by LBI for $20-$45M, depending on performance. Good for them! Worth noting the company’s metrics: Over 2007 SOM has gross billings of of $22.3 million, net sales of $10.1 million and EBITDA of $4.0 million. The agency today has 64 employees.

Here’s more info on Paid Content.