mergers and acquisitions

Iron Horse SPAC raises $69M in Nasdaq IPO, eyes diverse media and entertainment deals

The successful IPO comes after the blank-check company withdrew plans for a $100-million IPO in October.

Private equity’s love of music tech continues, as STG acquires Pro Tools maker Avid for $1.4bn

The Pro Tools maker also operates a DIY music distribution service called AvidPlay

Utopia wants to be the ‘operating system’ for the music industry, and 3 other things we learned from founder Mattias Hjelmstedt’s new interview

In a rare interview on the Dealmakers podcast with Alejandro Cremades, Utopia founder Mattias Hjelmstedt dropped some hints as to what has been happening with the company