Primary Wave In The News

KKR bought a music catalog from Kobalt for $1.1bn. Now it’s turning it into bonds.

Kroll looks set to give offering an 'A' rating, as the growing financialization of music continues

‘People have asked, Can you write a hit? Answer: no. I mean obviously I can, but not because I’ve tried to.’

MBW profiles Patrick Leonard, who's written with Madonna and Leonard Cohen, for our World's Greatest Songwriters series

Primary Wave acquires stakes in Def Leppard’s music publishing catalog and master royalty income stream

Relationship between Primary Wave and Def Leppard began in 2009

From BMG’s alliance with investment firm Pimco, to Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2022 message: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter

Primary Wave spends $60m on stakes in Paul Rodgers and America catalogs

Primary Wave acquires again

At least $5 billion was spent on music rights acquisitions in 2021. Could 2022 be even bigger?

MBW rifles back through our 2021 headlines to get a grip on just how huge a year it was for music rights buyouts

Primary Wave acquires stake in catalog of singer-songwriter Matt Redman

Primary Wave says the deal strengthens its position in the faith-based market

Primary Wave has over $1 billion to spend on music rights… and it’s not wasting any time

Primary Wave boss Larry Mestel answers MBW's end-of-2021 questions