Prosper Group Represents Civitas in Its Successful Acquisition

Prosper Group, the performance and M&A consultancy serving agency owners, is pleased to have represented Civitas in its acquisition by Orchestra.  This transaction will bring Civitas' advocacy expertise into the Orchestra network of strategic communications and marketing agencies, unleashing growth opportunities for both companies. The partnership discussions were supported by the professional services of David Bosses of Prosper Group Consultancy.

Founded in 2011, Civitas is a bipartisan policy and strategic advisory firm with offices in Washington, DC; Boston; and New York City. The company will retain its brand and operate under its current leadership that includes Patrick Guerriero, Bill Smith, and Katherine Grainger. Civitas will immediately have access to Orchestra's resources and talent including earned media, paid media, thought leaderships, branding, content creation, data analytics, SEO, and crisis management.

Civitas joins BerlinRosen, Brightmode, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, and Onward in the Orchestra agency network.

David Bosses, partner and M&A practice leader at Prosper Group said, "This combination of Orchestra and Civitas creates exciting new opportunities for both of these companies."

Prosper Group is a consultancy comprised of former owners and senior executives of public relations and public affairs agencies.  All have successfully exited their agencies, and they use that experience to help current founders and owners achieve their business goals and maximize the value of their life's work. The group taps into their deep experience to implement proven proprietary methodologies across agency performance, owner exit planning, and M&A transactions – all to drive both the owner's and the agency's success. To learn more about us, please visit our Services page.

If you are interested in talking to Prosper Group about growing your agency, exiting it, or have a merger or acquisition in mind, please reach out to us.  You can reach David Bosses, Partner at dbosses@ProsperGroup.net.

For more information about this transaction please visit Orchestra to access its press release https://www.orchestraco.com/news/civitas-public-affairs-group