A merchant advisor formed as a principal.
Corporate finance, restructuring, and valuation advice for the music and media asset class.
Overview.
Fort Noxx Music Partners Group (FNMPG), the operating name of FNMPG Holdings Inc., is an integrated merchant advisor for the music and media asset class.
Founded in 2020 as a principal investor, the Firm acquired a portfolio of publishing and recorded music catalogs and a full-service operating music company, and held them through a complete ownership cycle: integration, administration, licensing into film, television, and advertising, restructuring, and sale. Its advisory practice is built on that experience as an owner.
Its founding partners bring more than 300 years of combined experience at organizations including Universal Music Group, Interscope Geffen A&M, Sony Music Entertainment, Def Jam Recordings, MCA Records, PolyGram, BMG, EMI, Zomba, CBS Records, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Time Warner, Corus Entertainment, Discovery Communications, Vulcan, Grant Thornton, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Arthur Andersen, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Acacia Research, and SpaceX.
Practices.
Organized around industry expertise in music and media.
Corporate Finance
Mergers and acquisitions, credit and catalog advances, corporate development, and board advisory.
Financial Restructuring
Company and creditor advisory where earnings no longer support an asset's obligations.
Financial and Valuation Advisory
Portfolio valuation, pre-sale analysis, transaction advisory, and dispute consulting.
Principal Investing
Control investments in music rights, deal by deal and alongside clients.
To arrange an introductory discussion.
Engagements begin with a discussion of the asset, the decision, and timing.