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Why billion-dollar music fund Hipgnosis hit a bum note: ‘Songs are not gold and oil’
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks ago“I would absolutely love to own the Beatles catalogue,” Merck Mercuriadis told me back in 2021. At...
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Overstated Revenue, Earnings & Its Stakes in Music Catalogs, Says New Report
Billboard via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHipgnosis Songs Fund, the troubled publicly traded music royalty company that owns full or partial...
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Agrees to $1.4 Billion Takeover by Concord
Variety via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoThe troubled Hipgnosis Songs Fund, whose former CEO Merck Mercuriadis drove up the value of music...
Hipgnosis Drama Continues: Blackstone Bids $1.5 Billion for Troubled Music Fund, Topping Concord
Variety via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoThe already-complicated battle over control of Hipgnosis Songs Fund grew even more so on Saturday,...
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Board Says Investment Advisor Refuses to ‘Unconditionally’ Remove Call Option
Billboard via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHipgnosis Songs Fund’s board of directors levied two complaints at its investment advisor, the Merck...
Hipgnosis Slashes Valuation of Portfolio By 26%
Billboard via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLONDON — Hipgnosis Songs Fund has cut the value of its portfolio by more than a quarter and told investors that it does not intend to recommence paying...
Hipgnosis founder fell short of music industry standards, report finds
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoThe founder of troubled music rights firm Hipgnosis has fallen short of music industry standards...
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Board Backs Blackstone’s $1.6 Billion Acquisition Bid
Billboard via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoBlackstone saw Concord’s most recent offer of $1.25 per share to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund and...
Hipgnosis Songs Group CEO Kenny MacPherson Placed on Leave Following Sexual Assault Claim
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHipgnosis Songs Group CEO Kenny MacPherson has been placed on leave, the company confirms to Rolling...
Hipgnosis Delays Half-Year Financial Results Over Valuation Concerns
Billboard via Yahoo News· 6 months agoHipgnosis Songs Fund has announced a last-second delay in publishing interim results for the six...