Analysis News Merck Mercuriadis: "We’ve been one of the FTSE 250’s biggest yielders and have now reached a £1.25 billion market cap." News "We have made a tremendous impact on the songwriting community." News 'I would like to thank all the songwriters, artists and producers that have made us first choice to look after your incomparable legacies.' News Company has acquired 100% of Chrissie Hynde's music publishing catalog of 164 songs News Buyout includes admin platform Words and Music, which will be used to leverage better rates on streaming platforms News Cockle named President of 'Song Management' company; Thomson takes role as Chief Catalogue Officer News Thomson also teases new platform which, she says, recovered $4m in royalties for an artist's catalog News Hill has spent the last five years at ATM Artists, working with founder Amy Thomson