Influence Media Partners has completed its acquisition of “substantially all of” Anthem Entertainment‘s assets, in a transaction valued at over $600 million.
The deal was struck in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, as confirmed by an announcement today (November 5).
It covers Anthem‘s music publishing catalogs, its film and TV publishing assets, and its portfolio of master recordings, according to a press release issued by Influence Media.
Influence Media first announced the deal on July 29, when it said the transaction was expected to close in Q4 2026.
The acquisition adds stakes in more than 24,000 released songs and 60,000 additional unexploited works to Influence Media’s portfolio.
Among them are The Weeknd‘s Die For You, Britney Spears‘ Oops!… I Did It Again, Justin Timberlake‘s SexyBack, and Timbaland‘s The Way I Are, according to the company.
The catalogs also include Cody Johnson‘s Til You Can’t, Rush‘s Tom Sawyer, Nelly Furtado‘s Promiscuous, and OneRepublic‘s Counting Stars.
Influence Media says the acquired works also include titles that have appeared in film and TV properties including Spider-Man, Breaking Bad, and LEGO Ninjago.
In its announcement, Influence Media said the completed transaction “marks a significant milestone” in the company’s growth.
Influence added that the deal strengthens “its position as a leading independent music and entertainment investment platform.”
When the deal was announced in July, Lylette Pizarro McLean, Influence Media’s Founder and Co-Managing Partner, said: “This acquisition marks a major milestone for Influence Media and reflects the momentum we’ve built as a platform.
“Anthem‘s catalog extends far beyond hit songs – it’s music that has become woven into iconic moments, films, and shows that audiences around the world know and love.
“We’re proud to welcome these works into the Influence portfolio as we continue our next chapter of growth with the support of BlackRock, and look forward to collaborating with our industry-leading partners to create new opportunities and drive exposure for the works and the artists behind them.”
Paul Braude, CIO of Direct Private Opportunities Group at BlackRock, said at the time: “Anthem’s catalog exemplifies the high-quality, scaled intellectual property assets we seek within Direct Private Opportunities at BlackRock.
“Influence Media has built a differentiated platform with deep industry expertise and strong talent relationships, and we are pleased to broaden our partnership through this transaction. We believe renowned entertainment assets with enduring cultural relevance can deliver long-term value for our investors.”
Jason Klein, CEO of Anthem Entertainment, said in July: “Over two decades, Anthem has built a rich and diverse catalog of songs, recordings, and film and television music. It has been a privilege to serve as custodian of this extraordinary music over the past three years, and I am proud of the dedication and integrity my team has brought to realizing its value.
“As we complete this sale, I am pleased to see our catalog and talented songwriters enter their next era supported by a creator-led independent with the vision and resources to unlock new opportunities and elevate them further.”
Truist led the debt financing for the transaction and acted as financial advisor to Influence Media, while Goldman Sachs served as exclusive financial advisor to Anthem.
MBW reported in June, citing Billboard, that Influence Media had emerged as the winning bidder for Anthem’s music assets with an offer of a little over $650 million.
According to Billboard, it was the third time in a decade that the assets had been put up for sale, after auctions in 2017 and 2022 failed to produce a buyer.
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Anthem’s controlling shareholder, was set to exit through the sale, the report added.
Sources told Billboard at the time that Anthem’s annual net publisher’s share and net label share stood at between $45 million and $50 million.
Not included in the deal, according to the report, were Compact Media, Anthem’s audiovisual secondary-rights administration business, and the Anthem Entertainment platform itself.
Anthem was known as ole Media Management until it rebranded as Anthem Entertainment in 2019.
In 2024, the company sold its production music portfolio to music licensing platform Slipstream, in a deal covering over 650,000 tracks across the Jingle Punks, 5 Alarm Music, and Cavendish Music brands.
In 2022, Influence Media launched a $750 million fund to invest in music copyrights, with backing from BlackRock Alternative Investors and Warner Music Group.
The company has since acquired catalogs from artists including Future, Enrique Iglesias, and Blake Shelton, and launched frontline label and music publisher SLANG in 2024.
In January 2025, Influence Media secured approximately $360 million in debt financing through its first private securitization, collateralized by royalties from its music rights portfolio.
Later that year, it acquired the catalog of DJ Khaled and launched two joint ventures with the artist.Music Business Worldwide