Blog: music catalogues

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What BandLab and Bruce Springsteen tell us about the music business at the end of 2021

Mark Mulligan

17 Dec 2021

music catalogues

creator tools

Creator economy

2021 was another year in which capital continued to flow into the music business at pace. Two deals that got over the line before year end have shone an interesting light on the differing strategies that are underpinning this investment: Bruce Springsteen sold his catalogue to Sony Music for between...

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The productisation of music rights

Mark Mulligan

4 Jun 2021

music rights

music catalogues

music catalogue acquisitions

News that New York-based Pershing Square Tontine Holdings is planning to acquire 10% of UMG is the latest in a wave of financial transactions in the music rights space. Alongside this, Believe’s impending IPO has the potential to be one of the biggest things to happen to the independent music sect...

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The Outlook for Music Catalogue: Streaming Changes Everything

Mark Mulligan

29 Jun 2018

catalogue

catalogue m&a

catalogue valuations

Friday’s news that catalogue acquisition business Hipgnosis Songs Fund is set to float on the London Stock Exchange, having already raised around $260 million, reflects a booming market for music catalogues.

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