Analysis News From Trump firing top copyright official to SoundCloud ‘fixing’ AI policy… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News From Warner’s superfan app to Create buying !K7… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Bill Ackman, who wants to move UMG’s financial HQ to the US, calls for ‘time out’ on Trump’s tariff war Ackman, a Trump supporter, says the tariff war could destroy international confidence in the US as a trading partner and investment destination.
Analysis News From Sony’s deepfake takedowns to Ackman’s UMG stake sale… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Universal Music Group set to list on US exchange; Pershing Square to sell $500m in UMG stock to make it happen The deal requires Pershing to sell at least $500 million worth of its UMG holdings as part of the listing process.
Analysis News From UMG’s deal with Amazon to songs entering the public domain… here are the top stories you may have missed over the holidays The biggest stories from the holiday season – all in one place…
News Pershing Square distributes 47m shares of Universal Music to investors, delists from Amsterdam exchange "We believe that UMG stock is substantially undervalued at its current share price..."
Analysis News From GEMA’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to Hipgnosis’ $1.47bn ABS deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square USA withdraws IPO, citing investor uncertainty Ackman had significantly reduced the price target for his US-based closed-end fund, before pulling out of the IPO altogether
News Bill Ackman massively scales back expectations for the IPO of his Pershing Square USA, from $25bn to $2bn Ackman confirms that IPO will be priced at less than a tenth of original $25 billion target
Analysis News Bill Ackman, a major Universal Music shareholder, just got richer – and much more ambitious. What might this mean for UMG? How Pershing Square's new money-game connects to Universal Music Group – and the music business at large
News Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square stays bullish on Universal Music Group, even vs. AI: ‘The long tail of AI-generated content will likely never be heard and will not displace legitimate artists’ work.’ Pershing effectively laughs in the face of concerns raised by analysts earlier this year over AI's threat to UMG