Analysis News It's one of the year's biggest deals – and it's come right at the final whistle of the year. We dig deeper into the details. News IMPALA has criticized Virgin's planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings in a $775 million deal News Deal expected to close in second half of next year News The company says it's "re-allocating resources towards long-term growth opportunities" News Mind of a Genius Records will gain access to FUGA’s distribution services, marketing and strategic support News Salomone will lead strategic partnerships and revenue initiatives across CD Baby's portfolio News The Downtown-owned distributor has made a series of new partnerships in the Filipino music business News Q Prime adds to its growing label services business for independent artists