Advisory

Mergers and Acquisitions

Sell-side, buy-side, and divestiture advice for owners and acquirers of catalogs and music and media companies, from preparation through closing.

For an owner considering a sale or responding to unsolicited interest, work begins with a preliminary assessment of value range and marketability. For an acquirer or fund evaluating a catalog or company, it begins with asset-level analysis and diligence findings.

Acquisition Advisory

Advice to strategic acquirers, financial sponsors, family offices, and institutional investors on the acquisition and disposition, for their own account, of music intellectual property held as assets: copyrights and master recordings, together with the income attached to them.

For a buyer acquiring or reviewing music intellectual property, work begins with an asset-level review of the catalogs held and of comparable catalogs available in the market.

Commercial Credit and Catalog Advances

Advances and refinancing, introduced through unaffiliated specialty providers.

For an owner that requires liquidity while retaining ownership, work begins with an assessment of financing capacity, followed by introductions to providers whose terms suit the asset.

Corporate Development

Partnerships, joint ventures, licensing, and renegotiation of label and publishing agreements.

For a writer, artist, or company renegotiating a label or publishing agreement, the Firm develops the negotiation strategy and term framework.

Board Advisory

Guidance to boards and controlling owners on transactions and strategic alternatives, beginning with a review of alternatives and process recommendations.