UpSwell (Clearview Capital Portfolio Company) Acquires Taradel

Clearview Capital Launches UpSwell by Combining Mudlick Mail and Muscle Up Marketing

March 4, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Clearview Capital has launched UpSwell, a full-service, data-driven marketing agency formed by combining two specialty marketing firms Clearview previously acquired — Mudlick Mail and Muscle Up Marketing. The new agency, headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, expands Clearview's marketing capabilities across direct mail, digital channels and enhanced AI-powered analytics to serve local- and franchise-based small and mid-sized businesses.

UpSwell Acquires Dental Marketing

July 8, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

UpSwell, a Clearview Capital Fund III platform company, has acquired Digital Print Marketing (d.b.a. Dental Marketing). The add-on acquisition, which closed on June 14, 2024, expands UpSwell’s capabilities and footprint in the dental marketing vertical by adding direct-mail expertise and enhanced campaign tracking; Dental Marketing’s president Shawn Rowbotham will remain with the business.

Mountaingate Capital Acquires UpSwell Marketing

April 1, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Mountaingate Capital, a Denver-based private equity firm, acquired UpSwell Marketing, a vertically focused, technology-enabled direct response marketing platform. The deal is Mountaingate Fund III’s fourth platform investment and will support UpSwell’s growth through continued investment in people, technology, and additional vertical expansion, including strategic acquisitions.

Clearview Capital Recapitalizes AdCellerant with Financing Support from Stellus Capital

January 30, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Clearview Capital (Fund V) completed a recapitalization investment in AdCellerant, a Denver-based marketing technology and outsourced digital marketing services provider, with the transaction closing December 12, 2023. Stellus Capital Management provided unitranche senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; AdCellerant's founders and management retain significant equity and will continue to lead the company.

Telarus Acquires Comtel Communications

June 16, 2021

Telecommunications

Telarus, the largest privately held technology services distributor, has acquired Comtel Communications, a Richmond, Virginia-based telecom master agency. The deal expands Telarus' partner network and resources to support Comtel's subagents, aiming to drive growth, secure partnerships, and improve partner earnings and support.

UpLift Acquires TAO Connect

March 11, 2024

Healthcare Services

UpLift, a Tampa-based in-network behavioral health provider, has acquired TAO Connect, a Clearwater-based provider of therapy-assisted digital mental health tools for higher education institutions. The deal integrates TAO's evidence-based digital programs into UpLift's therapy and psychiatry platform to expand capability and offerings for colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada.