Operating, financial, and transaction experience.
The Firm's partners have held senior operating, finance, legal, and business affairs roles at major record companies, music publishers, film and television studios, and media networks. They have negotiated artist, catalog, and distribution agreements, built royalty and rights administration functions, overseen catalog acquisitions, and led the finance and audit of music and media businesses.
Partners from outside the music industry bring finance, governance, and transaction leadership: as global chief executive of an international accounting and advisory network, as chief financial officer of private equity-owned and founder-led companies through acquisitions, turnarounds, and sales, as general counsel of a public intellectual property licensing company, and as trustee in bankruptcy overseeing the sale of a distressed business.
The Firm applies that experience, together with its experience owning publishing and recorded music catalogs, to each sector it advises on. Royalty statements, rights documentation, and licensing income are analyzed by professionals who have administered, negotiated, and audited them.
Coverage.
Music Publishing
Songwriter and publisher catalogs, and the businesses that administer them.
- Songwriter and publisher catalogs
- Co-publishing and administration interests
- Income participations
- Administration businesses
Recorded Music
Master recording catalogs, independent labels, and label services.
- Master recording catalogs
- Independent labels
- Distribution and label services
- Artist and producer royalties
Production and Library Music
Libraries and custom music houses earning licensing and broadcast income.
- Production music libraries
- Trailer and custom music houses
- Blanket licensing operations
- Library combinations
Film, Television, and Advertising
Score and composer catalogs, and music companies serving film, television, and advertising.
- Score and soundtrack catalogs
- Composer catalogs
- Broadcast and advertising music
- Music supervision and licensing
Audio and Post-Production
Audio post, sound design, and music production companies.
- Audio post-production
- Sound design and mixing
- Commercial music houses
- Studio facilities
Live Entertainment
Promoters, venues, festivals, and touring businesses.
- Promoters and venues
- Festivals and events
- Touring and artist services
- Live media rights
Music Technology and Rights Services
Businesses that administer, license, and analyze music rights.
- Royalty administration
- Rights data and metadata
- Licensing platforms
- Music analytics
Rights Holders and Estates
Writers, artists, producers, estates, and family offices holding rights directly.
- Writer and artist interests
- Estates and heirs
- Family offices
- Agreement renegotiation
Investors and Lenders
Funds, acquirers, sponsors, and lenders deploying capital into music and media rights.
- Catalog funds and acquirers
- Private equity and family offices
- Specialty lenders
- Portfolio marks
Corporate finance, restructuring, and valuation.
Engaged individually or in combination across each sector.