The Generation Essentials Group Subsidiary TGE to Acquire 80% Stake in Upper View Regalia Hotel

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.

Triumph Higher Education Group Acquires Gecko Hospitality Inc.

August 1, 2023

Staffing & HR

Triumph Talent Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Triumph Higher Education Group LLC, has acquired Gecko Hospitality Inc., a national leader in hospitality and restaurant recruitment. Gecko, headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, will continue to operate under its current name and leadership and expands Triumph's workforce development and hospitality recruiting capabilities.

Initial Group / Untitled Entertainment Acquires Grandview (TPG-backed)

October 21, 2024

Media & Entertainment

TPG announced the formation of its talent-centric entertainment platform, Initial Group, and said that Hollywood literary management firm Grandview has been acquired and will be combined under Untitled Entertainment, the platform's first investment. The transaction brings Grandview's leadership and team into Untitled and expands Initial Group's scale and literary representation capabilities.

TGI Sport Acquires Sportseen to Expand Geotargeted Ad Capabilities

September 26, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

TGI Sport has acquired London-based Sportseen, a rights-buying and digital advertising sales firm that specializes in LED and geotargeted advertising. The purchase, part of TGI’s recent string of agency acquisitions and backed by Bruin Capital and Quadrant Private Equity, expands TGI’s media-rights, virtual/LED advertising and geotargeted ad capabilities.

Emerald Holding Acquires Generis Group

August 12, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) has acquired 100% of Generis Group, a Toronto-based organizer of executive-level B2B summits. The purchase adds Generis’s one-to-one matchmaking summit format and expands Emerald’s executive-summit portfolio across the U.S. and Europe to drive greater high-value networking and sponsor-led lead generation.

MHP Acquires Over 92% of Grupo UVESA

August 4, 2025

Food & Beverage

MHP, an international food and agri company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) in March 2025 to acquire shares in Grupo UVESA, one of Spain’s leading poultry producers. After additional shareholder adhesion deeds and regulatory clearances, MHP successfully closed the transaction in August 2025, acquiring over 92% of UVESA’s share capital for a cash settlement based on EUR 225 per share plus contingent consideration.