What indie distribution bosses really think about UMG’s proposed acquisition of Downtown and FUGA
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news ...
Tag: acquisition
Too Lost makes ‘seven-figure’ investment in catalog acquisition startup AntiFragile Equity Partners
Digital distributor Too Lost has made another significant investment in an independent company.Too Lost is backing AntiFragile Equity Partners, a ...
AEG’s AXS expands into Singapore via majority acquisition of prominent ticketing firm SISTIC
AXS has agreed to take a majority stake in Singapore-based ticketing platform SISTIC as part of a new strategic partnership, ...
Virgin Music Group bosses slam ‘juvenile and offensive falsehoods’ spread by opponents of Downtown acquisition
Virgin Music Group is having its say.To date, JT Myers and Nat Pastor, the co-CEOs of the global services company, have ...
Beyerdynamic says its products “will continue to be handmade in Germany” following acquisition by Chinese firm Cosonic Intelligent
Beyerdynamic says that its products “will continue to be handmade in Germany” following acquisition by Chinese OEM manufacturer Cosonic Intelligent.Last ...
Reservoir strikes ‘multifaceted’ deal with indie label Fools Gold Records, including acquisition of several of its artists’ catalogs
Reservoir Media has struck what it calls “a multifaceted deal” with independent record label Fool’s Gold Records.The deal sees Reservoir ...
Live Nation expands presence in Latin America via acquisition of Dominican Republic promoter SD Concerts
Live Nation is expanding its presence in Latin America via the acquisition of SD Concerts, a live entertainment company in ...
HYBE reportedly eyeing expansion into India – could a local acquisition be its route into the emerging market?
HYBE is becoming a truly global entertainment giant.Over the past few years, the South Korea-born K-Pop firm has expanded into ...
Reservoir subsidiary PopIndia strikes its first catalog deal with Musicraft Entertainment acquisition
A month after its launch, Reservoir Media’s newly established Mumbai subsidiary, PopIndia, has made its first catalog deal in India.The ...
Universal Music Group’s Downtown acquisition to be probed by EU competition regulator (report)
European regulators are preparing to investigate Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million takeover of Downtown Music.That’s according to the Financial ...
