Ethical Capital Partners Explained

Ethical Capital Partners
Type:Private
Industry:Equity firm
Founder:Rocco Meliambro
Hq Location:Montreal, Quebec
Hq Location Country:Canada
Subsid:Aylo

Ethical Capital Partners is a Canadian private equity firm best known for its acquisition of Aylo, the owner of Pornhub.[1]

The company is chaired by businessman Rocco Meliambro.[2]

History

The company was founded in 2022 in Montreal. In March 2023, ECP acquired Aylo for an undisclosed sum.[3] The transaction occurred following a series of lawsuits against Aylo (formerly MindGeek) for hosting unlicensed or non-consensual content on its website.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mann . Jyoti . The fund that just bought Pornhub owner MindGeek won't say who's running the company due to 'unfortunate stigma,' report says . 2023-04-20 . Business Insider . en-US.
  2. News: Milmo . Dan . 2023-03-17 . Pornhub owner MindGeek sold to private equity firm . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-04-20 . 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: Goldsmith . Jill . 2023-03-16 . Pornhub Acquired By Canadian Private Equity Firm Ethical Capital Partners As Netflix Doc Debuts . 2023-10-26 . Deadline . en-US.
  4. News: Nilsson . Patricia . 2023-03-16 . Pornhub owner sold to Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital . Financial Times . 2023-10-26.

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