Millpond Equity Partners Invests in Futuri Media

Futuri Media Acquires Prep+ from ReelWorld

September 30, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Futuri Media LLC, a Millpond Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired Prep+—a tech-enabled show-prep and content software offering—from ReelWorld. The acquisition expands Futuri's content creation and show-prep capabilities for broadcasters and publishers, integrating Prep+'s continuous news/music updates and social distribution tools into Futuri's SaaS suite.

BV Investment Partners Invests in PixelMEDIA

January 19, 2021

IT Services

BV Investment Partners has made a growth investment in PixelMEDIA (Pixel), a digital commerce services firm that helps brands launch, manage and grow ecommerce on the Salesforce platform. Co‑founders Erik Dodier and Thomas Obrey will remain in their roles and retain significant ownership as BV partners with the team to expand capabilities, invest in staff, and accelerate growth.

Playmaker Capital Inc. Acquires Futmarketing

January 5, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Playmaker Capital Inc. acquired Futmarketing, a leading Brazilian digital media and marketing group focused on soccer, for aggregate consideration of US$4.1 million. The acquisition adds over 60 million social media followers and a Brazilian editorial property (Antenados no Futebol) to Playmaker's Futbol Sites portfolio to accelerate audience growth in Brazil.

Fulcrum Capital Partners Invests in Media Resources Inc.

October 4, 2019

Manufacturing

Fulcrum Capital Partners has made a growth equity investment in Media Resources Inc., a Canadian manufacturer and service provider of outdoor and indoor LED displays, large-format digital printing, sign installation and maintenance. The existing management team will remain in place and Fulcrum will provide capital and support for organic growth, strategic acquisitions and geographic expansion; the deal marks the tenth platform investment from Fulcrum’s Private Equity Fund V.

Millpond Equity Partners Invests in Financial Aid Services LLC

June 2, 2021

Education

Millpond Equity Partners, a Boca Raton-based private equity firm, has made an investment in Financial Aid Services LLC (FAS), an Atlanta-headquartered provider of outsourced financial aid and bursar office services to not-for-profit colleges and universities. The transaction will support FAS’s capacity and capability expansion while founders David and Gay Gray continue to lead the company; financing was provided by First Merchants Bank and Oxer Capital.

The Futurum Group Acquires Business Podcast Network

October 30, 2023

Media & Entertainment

The Futurum Group, a technology advisory, media, and research firm based in Austin, acquired Business Podcast Network (BPN), a San Francisco–based venture-backed podcast network known for The Drill Down. BPN founder Cory Johnson will join Futurum as Chief Market Strategist as Futurum expands its thought leadership, research and media capabilities.