BBC Studios bought portfolio company Firebird Pictures while SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a nine-figure round for dental product maker SprintRay.

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BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of broadcaster BBC, has acquired a portfolio company, Firebird Pictures, which is a UK-based script provider for television shows. BBC Studios had invested an undisclosed amount in the latter in 2019.

Video game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has acquired a majority stake in portfolio company and Germany-based peer Limbic Entertainment. The corporate had previously provided an…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.