Ropes & Gray Advised CIVC Partners in Sale of Digital Marketing Firm 829 Studios

Ropes & Gray advised CIVC Partners in the sale of portfolio company 829 Studios to AEA Elevate.

Update: 2026-01-28 13:00 GMT

Ropes & Gray Advised CIVC Partners in Sale of Digital Marketing Firm 829 Studios

Ropes & Gray advised CIVC Partners in the sale of portfolio company 829 Studios to AEA Elevate.

829 Studios is an integrated, technology-enabled digital marketing firm that seeks to deliver measurable, ROI-driven outcomes across performance marketing, brand and digital experience, earned and owned media, and strategic communications. 829 serves as a trusted, strategic partner to a diverse and growing client base, including Fortune 500 companies and global brands across retail, finance, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, professional services, and more.

CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm investing in high growth middle market companies in the business services sector. Since 1989, the team has invested almost $2.9 billion in 88 platform companies.

AEA Elevate is AEA Investors' growth buyout investment strategy focused on professional services companies across the business services, health care services, and software sectors.

The Ropes & Gray team included Matt Richards (Partner/ Private Equity) and Olivia Volpe (Associate), Jeffrey Lang (Partner/ Finance), Aaron Harsh (Partner/ Tax), Matt Jones (Partner/ Executive Compensation & Employee Benefit), Megan Bisk (Partner/ Employment) and Sean Smith (Counsel), Erica Han (Partner/ IP Transaction) and Christopher Han (Counsel), Deidre Johnson (Partner/ Private Equity) and Derek Yee (Counsel), and Fran Faircloth (Partner/ Data Privacy & Cybersecurity).

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