Group Black Acquires Galore Media Inc.

Gallery Media Group Acquires Coveteur

May 1, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Gallery Media Group (GMG), the publisher behind PureWow, has acquired fashion and beauty outlet Coveteur. The deal — GMG's first acquisition — will relaunch Coveteur under GMG's portfolio (terms undisclosed) with an emphasis on video, shopping, and social storytelling and sponsorships from Rabanne, Don Julio and Amazon.

Black Spade Acquisition II Co Completes Business Combination with The Generation Essentials Group (TGE)

November 3, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Black Spade Acquisition II Co completed a business combination with The Generation Essentials Group (TGE), resulting in TGE's Class A ordinary shares and warrants beginning trading on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE American under the tickers "TGE" and "TGE WS" on June 5, 2025. The SPAC transaction followed approval by Black Spade II shareholders; Black Spade II became a wholly owned subsidiary of TGE. The Generation Essentials Group — a France-headquartered media, entertainment and hospitality platform jointly established by AMTD Group, AMTD IDEA Group and AMTD Digital — will use the public listing to support its growth and operations.

Barrington Media Group Acquires Blackbird Garage

September 22, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Barrington Media Group, a Fort Point Capital–backed marketing services platform, has acquired Chicago-based digital advertising agency Blackbird Garage. The add-on expands Barrington's digital media and e-commerce advertising capabilities; Blackbird Garage leadership will remain with the business.

ProA Capital Acquires Pastas Gallo with BlackRock as Minority Investor

January 20, 2020

Food & Beverage

Spanish private equity firm ProA Capital completed the acquisition of Pastas Gallo in December for €227 million, acquiring 100% of the company. BlackRock and other international investors provided capital alongside ProA and will hold a minority stake after supporting the transaction, which was coordinated via a competitive auction led by EY.

SuperAwesome Acquires Starglow Media

January 13, 2026

Media & Entertainment

SuperAwesome has acquired Starglow Media, an independent kids and family audio content network that delivers over 120 million annual listens across 45+ shows. The deal expands SuperAwesome's cross-channel youth engagement offering by adding audio capabilities and positions Starglow to scale monetization and brand-safe advertising across kids and family audio.

Greenwood Acquires The Gathering Spot

May 10, 2022

Professional Services

Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and businesses, has acquired The Gathering Spot, a private membership network focused on the Black community. The deal combines Greenwood's banking products with The Gathering Spot's membership, events and content platform to create an integrated fintech and community offering serving over 1 million people, with The Gathering Spot founders remaining in leadership roles.