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H.I.G. Capital launches creator-economy roll-up with Jake Rosen Entertainment buy

Business Insider’s Lucia Moses reports that H.I.G. Capital has formed a platform called Waveborn to acquire creator-economy companies, starting with talent management firm Jake Rosen Entertainment, with terms undisclosed.

Why it matters. Other private equity firms are expected to follow H.I.G.‘s roll-up model, per advisory firm Quartermast, which tracked 118 creator-economy deals so far this year versus 93 in all of 2025.

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