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WMG - Mergers and acquisitions
Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) mergers and acquisitions - real-time wire coverage filtered to M&A only.
Recent M&A for WMG
- WARNER MUSIC GROUP ACQUIRES CONTROLLING STAKE IN TEMPO MUSICCatalog includes rights in songs recorded by Bruno Mars, Twenty One Pilots, Adele, Wiz Khalifa, Florida Georgia Line, and Lukas Graham Providence Equity Partners to Remain a Minority Investor NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Music Group Corp. ("Warner Music Group" or "WMG") today announced that it has acquired a controlling stake in Tempo Music Investments ("Tempo"), an investment platform for premium music rights, from Providence Equity Partners ("Providence"). Providence will remain a minority investor in Tempo and continue to work with WMG in an advisory capacity. WMG and Providence partnered to launch Tempo in 2019, combining Providence's capital and investment expertise wi
- WARNER MUSIC'S GLOBAL CATALOG DIVISION AND YES ANNOUNCE MILESTONE DEALWarner Acquires Recorded Music Rights to YES' Complete Atlantic Records Catalog Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Remain One of the Most Respected and Influential Bands of All Time, With More Than 30 Million Albums Sold Worldwide LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Music Group's (NASDAQ:WMG) Global Catalog Division has announced the acquisition of the recorded music rights and income streams from YES' Atlantic Records era catalog. More than 50 years after the British group's debut, YES remains one of the most successful, respected, and influential rock bands of all time, with more than 30 million albums sold worldwide.
- 300, an Independent Entertainment Company, Co-Founded by Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, and Roger Gold, Sells to Warner Music GroupKevin Liles appointed Chairman & CEO of a group of iconic independent label brands across 300 and Elektra 300 roster includes top-charting artists Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug, Gunna, Highly Suspect, the newly signed ‘Queen of Hip-Hop Soul' Mary J. Blige & many others Deal further benefits 300's artists and label partners by expanding its global footprint NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced the acquisition of 300 Entertainment, one of the world's most successful and influential independent music companies. 300's artists include top-charting, multi-platinum stars such as Megan Thee Stallion – who won Best New Artist at this year's Gramm