Two years ago, Warner Music Group sold Zebralution. A consortium of German indie music industry executives, including Christof Ellinghaus, Konrad von Loehneysen, and Zebralution’s founders, Kurt Thielen and Sascha Lazimbat, agreed to buy the digital di…
Category archives: Mergers and Acquisitions
Canopy Firing Linton Raises Concerns for Cannabis Businesses Seeking Mainstream Partnerships
Bruce Linton pioneered merging cannabis companies with big name brands but the deals have yet to make money.
Warner Music Is Making Moves In Central Europe — Acquires Forza Music In Slovakia
Warner Music Group has acquired Forza Music, a major player in the Slovakian music scene. Warner Music Group (WMG) has just acquired a solid catalogue of international music — and an important chip in Central Europe. As of July 5th, Forza Music, a pro…
Defending Taylor Swift, Sky Ferreira Claims the Music Industry Forces Underage Singers Into Exploitative Contracts
Over the weekend, Taylor Swift blasted both Scooter Braun and Big Machine Label Group’s (BMLG) Scott Borchetta. Overdramatizing Braun’s acquisition of her former label, she called the move “my worst-case scenario.” “This is what happens when you sign a…
Halsey Steps In to Defend Taylor Swift — “She Deserves to Own the Painstaking Labor of Her Heart”
After the surprise announcement that Big Machine was sold for $300 million to Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift went nuclear. The singer released a statement via Tumblr condemning the sale while assassinating the characters of Big Machine founder Scott Borch…
Big Machine Sells to Scooter Braun for a Cool $300 Million — Taylor Swift Calls the Deal ‘My Worst Case Scenario’
Industry power-player Scooter Braun has just nabbed Big Machine for $300 million. But Taylor Swift — who found out about the deal online -— absolutely hates both the buyer and the seller. She didn’t have a vote in the deal. But Taylor Swift is making …
Taylor Swift Slams Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun as the Worst Human Beings on the Planet — Here’s Her Full Statement
Taylor Swift says she was blindsided by the recently-announced $300 million+ acquisition of Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group by Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings. Taylor first published her extensive personal takedown on Tumblr. Here it is: “Fo…
Scott Borchetta Responds to Taylor Swift’s Character Assassination: ‘It’s Time For Some Truth…’
It’s been an event-filled weekend for Big Machine Label Group founder Scott Borchetta. Leading into the weekend, Borchetta finalized the terms of a $300 million-plus sale of Big Machine Label Group to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings (more on that deal …
Vivendi’s Sale of UMG Enters ‘Indefinite Pause’ as Fire Crisis Worsens
Vivendi’s planned sale of a portion of Universal Music Group may be delayed substantially into 2020, according to sources to Digital Music News. Last week, Vivendi SA suspended its planned sale of Universal Music Group for six months, for unspecified r…
Primary Wave Acquires a Minority Position in Premier Music Group Agency
Primary Wave Music Publishing has taken a minority equity interest in Premier Music Group. Premier was founded by former Downtown Music co-founders Josh Deutsch and Terence Lam. The company will utilize Primary Wave’s considerable financial and artisti…