Global financial hybrid firm BCKD Capital said it is acquiring Hyped Media, a Hong Kong-based media company with a portfolio of digital outlets, including TheBritExpress, CelebDispatch, TheWorldExpress, The Pose, and Le Protagonist. The deal is described as the first acquisition in the media portfolio of SVCV’s newly launched multinational holding company.
The transaction is positioned as a step toward building a larger global media and content platform, with SVCV aiming to expand across news, culture, entertainment, and digital publishing through its owned-and-operated brands. The announcement also outlines a broader acquisition-driven strategy, stating that the firm has identified roughly 1,000 private companies as potential targets as it pursues more than 100 acquisitions over the next decade and builds what it describes as a vertically integrated ecosystem spanning multiple industries.
Alongside acquisitions, the company said it plans to launch ten flagship brands and original content initiatives. The expansion roadmap outlined initiatives to build a fashion house, a content production studio, and an AI and cloud services platform, along with additional verticals. The release adds that SVCV’s approach emphasizes founders and culture, framing collaboration and innovation as central to its efforts to develop new cultural trends and pursue long-term shareholder returns.
BCKD said it was founded in Japan in 2023 under its prior name and later incorporated in New York City. It also said it recently restructured from a private equity firm into what it describes as a global hybrid financial firm, expanding into financial markets while launching SVCV as its holding company platform.
