Create Music Group is making big moves in the Canadian indie label world. In his corporate development and mergers and acquisitions role, Eric Nguyen is a key dealmaker behind the company’s rapid consolidation, aggressive investment and global expansion. In the past year, Create invested $300 million in pioneering Vancouver-based indie label Nettwerk Music Group, buying out existing investors. Create also acquired Monstercat, an influential Canadian-founded electronic label, with a plan to invest over $50 million over two years. That’s in addition to a big previous partnership and catalogue acquisition with deamau5’s mau5trap label. Nguyen has also helped drive deals involving influential dance and electronic labels including Cr2 Records and Enhanced Music. The company now oversees more than $400 million in acquisitions and partnerships across labels, catalogues and artist ventures, positioning Create as one of the fastest-growing alternatives to the major label system.