Mergers and Acquisitions

Live Nation Wriggles Out of Its $400 Million Acquisition of Ocesa Entertainment

May 26, 2020

Live Nation's high-priced acquisition of a majority share of Ocesa Entertainment — which tipped the scales at an estimated $400 million — has now been called off. The acquisition was first announced in July ... Read More...

ICM Partners Acquires London’s Primary Talent International

Dylan Smith

March 10, 2020

Global talent agency ICM Partners has acquired Primary Talent International, a London-based live music organizer that’s worked with an array of prominent artists. As ICM Partners represents many well-known b... Read More...

Pex Acquires Dubset as the EU Copyright Directive’s Implementation Deadline Approaches

Dylan Smith

March 6, 2020

Proprietary music-fingerprinting and rights negotiation platform Pex has acquired Dubset, a licensing platform for DJ mixes, live performances, and other, similar original content. Dubset has focused on enab... Read More...

Anghami Unveils Partnership with ACRCloud in Desperate Bid to Remain Relevant in the Middle East

Anghami Says They’re Juggling Multiple Investment and Acquisition Offers

Marsha Silva

February 25, 2020

Anghami, the leading music-streaming service for residents of North Africa and the Middle East, claims to be fielding multiple equity-investment offers and acquisition proposals. In a recent interview, Angha... Read More...

Spotify Reportedly Paid $250 Million for Podcast Platform The Ringer

Marsha Silva

February 11, 2020

Spotify’s recent acquisition of The Ringer, a sports and pop culture website and podcast network, cost approximately $250 million. Exact sales figures are expected to be publicly released in an upcoming SEC... Read More...

LiveXLive Acquires Spring Awakening Promoter React Presents for $2 Million

Marsha Silva

February 10, 2020

Live-streaming concert and original content platform LiveXLive has acquired React Presents, an organizer and promoter of EDM concerts. The deal came at a price of $2 million, according to the companies. The... Read More...

Exactuals Acquires Backlash Solutions, Opens NYC Office

Marsha Silva

February 5, 2020

SaaS-based payments processing firm Exactuals has acquired Backlash Solutions, a digital music company that specializes in helping industry professionals organize data and more efficiently calculate royalties... Read More...

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Announces Its Nashville CEO

Ashley King

January 29, 2020

Sony/ATV has found its new Nashville CEO after an acquisition. Rusty Gaston will serve as CEO effective immediately. Sony/ATV also acquired THiS Music, which Gaston co-founded with Tim Nichols and Connie Har... Read More...

CTS Eventim Acquires a Majority Stake In Gadget Entertainment

Ashley King

January 24, 2020

Photo Credit: Eventim CTS Eventim has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in Gadget Entertainment and wepromote. The move will help Eventim expand into Switzerland. CTS Eventim is a live entertainment and ... Read More...

The Ringer Staff Finds Out About Spotify Acquisition Talks—from the Wall Street Journal

Marsha Silva

January 22, 2020

Spotify’s interest in acquiring The Ringer, a sports and popular culture website and podcast network, came as a surprise to many—including Ringer employees, who learned of the news just like everyone else did... Read More...

Downtown Music Is Going ‘Full Stack’ — Acquires Amsterdam-Based FUGA

Marsha Silva

January 22, 2020

FUGA CEO Pieter van Rijn Downtown Music Holdings's AVL Digital Group has acquired FUGA, an Amsterdam-based digital music distributor and service provider. The purchase, which was announced publicly this morn... Read More...

As Music Piracy Significantly Declines, Italy's Top Music Industry Boss Details the Real Problem — Spotify and YouTube

Spotify Preparing To Acquire Podcasting Network the Ringer — Report

Colin Cohen

January 20, 2020

In the wake of analysts from both Evercore and Bernstein giving Spotify an underperform rating, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is in early talks to acquire a podcasting network called t... Read More...

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Live Nation Wriggles Out of Its $400 Million Acquisition of Ocesa Entertainment

ICM Partners Acquires London’s Primary Talent International

Pex Acquires Dubset as the EU Copyright Directive’s Implementation Deadline Approaches

Anghami Says They’re Juggling Multiple Investment and Acquisition Offers

Spotify Reportedly Paid $250 Million for Podcast Platform The Ringer

LiveXLive Acquires Spring Awakening Promoter React Presents for $2 Million

Exactuals Acquires Backlash Solutions, Opens NYC Office

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Announces Its Nashville CEO

CTS Eventim Acquires a Majority Stake In Gadget Entertainment

The Ringer Staff Finds Out About Spotify Acquisition Talks—from the Wall Street Journal

Downtown Music Is Going ‘Full Stack’ — Acquires Amsterdam-Based FUGA

Spotify Preparing To Acquire Podcasting Network the Ringer — Report