Merck Mercuriadis In The News
News BMG's Hartwig Masuch and KKR's Nat Zilkha on the music industry's new acquisitive super-alliance Interviews Claudio Ferrante, founder of distribution company and record label Artist First, on thriving during the pandemic News MBW's uncomfirmed estimate suggests deal would have cost somewhere around $9m to $10m Analysis News New disclosures show that Hipgnosis' assets were earning 0.4% more than company predicted they would when it acquired them Analysis Why Big Hit's recent investment is symptomatic of a wider, potentially worrying, trend for major record companies News Publishing veteran joins company as Executive Vice President, with immediate effect Interviews MBW asked the Hipgnosis CEO and founder to respond to criticisms from his harshest detractors. He said yes. Analysis Why calls for investors to learn of every detail of a songwriter buyout are badly misguided