From Zebralution’s acquisition to $200M indie funding sprees… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
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Tag: acquisition
Rostrum Pacific secures $150m from Crayhill Capital to ‘accelerate’ music catalog acquisition strategy
Rostrum Pacific, the parent company of indie label Rostrum Records, has secured $150 million in financing to grow its music ...
Kobalt and indie music company umn team up to acquire catalog of superstar songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer, in what they claim to be ‘Germany’s largest music rights acquisition yet’
A year ago, three ex-BMG senior execs – Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder – launched a new Berlin-based entertainment ...
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 ...
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 ...
