Clearview and Canopy Acquire Portu-Sunberg and Merge into I+B Platform

Clearview Capital and Canopy Capital Recapitalize Infinity Worlds and Belmont Partners to Form I+B

July 15, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Clearview Capital Fund IV and Canopy Capital Partners, with junior capital from Northstar Capital and in partnership with management, completed a recapitalization and merger of Infinity Worlds and Belmont Partners on June 17, 2021 to create a combined retail agency called I+B. The combined business will provide sales & marketing, data analytics and account management to emerging consumer brands and private label manufacturers to expand distribution in major U.S. retailers and e-commerce channels; Clearview and Canopy plan to grow the platform through add-on acquisitions.

Clearview Capital Recapitalizes Next Net Media

October 22, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Clearview Capital Fund IV led a recapitalization of Next Net Media, a St. Petersburg-based freelancer-powered digital marketing and content services platform, in a transaction that closed September 3, 2021. Brookside Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and an equity co-investment to support the recapitalization; Next Net Media’s co-founders Marc Hardgrove and David Martin retained a significant equity stake and management remains in place.

Clearview Capital Recapitalizes Inventive, LLC

May 18, 2023

Manufacturing

Clearview Capital Fund IV completed a recapitalization of Inventive, LLC (closed May 5, 2023), partnering with its Vertikal Brands team to support growth of the domestic manufacturing business. Inventive founder Chuck Ceccarelli retained a significant equity stake; Clearview said it will leverage Inventive's engineering and lean manufacturing capabilities to expand product development and market reach in towing, fishing, ATV/UTV and garage end markets.

Anderson Global Acquires Clearview to Expand Dubai Footprint

September 4, 2025

Professional Services

Anderson Global has acquired Clearview, a Dubai-based provider of corporate and financial services for high-net-worth individuals, strengthening Anderson's existing Dubai operations. The deal adds Clearview’s local team, expertise and client base to Anderson’s international corporate and fund services platform as part of its ongoing roll-up strategy in the region.

The Stagwell Group Acquires MultiView Inc.

April 9, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

The Stagwell Group (via an affiliate) acquired B2B digital marketer MultiView Inc. from Warburg Pincus. MultiView, a leader in programmatic B2B advertising and association publishing with over 400 employees across the US and Canada, will expand Stagwell's capabilities in the B2B digital marketing space; terms were not disclosed.

Summit Plastics (LongueVue Capital Portfolio) Acquires Clear View Packaging

January 27, 2022

Packaging

Summit Plastics, a LongueVue Capital portfolio company, has acquired Clear View Packaging, a 50+-year-old custom flexible packaging manufacturer based in Albany, New York. The add-on expands Summit's geographic footprint, product offerings and vertical integration across the packaging value chain while preserving continuity for Clear View's employees and customers.