Music Rights

Private equity reclaimed the top spot in our daily tally of private market investments. The number of artificial intelligence- and robotics-focused deals has been on the upswing lately, and today seemed to mark a high point.

Alternative investment giant KKR played an active role in the deals we tracked today, striking the single largest deal at $550 million on the credit side.

David Ross, who runs $22 billion Northleaf Capital Partners’ private credit program out of London, finds U.S., U.K., and European markets are facing similar headwinds from their banking industries and rising interest rates, although the differences are profound in each ...

Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $1.8 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period for the week ending Jan. 6. Private equity: $1.5 billion Triwise Capita led $25 million Series B extension financing round for ...

Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked about $19.3 billion in private market deals announced in the week ending Dec. 16.

Leading digital private markets platform Moonfare found in a recent survey of individual investors that roughly 83% intend to increase their investment in private equity over the next 12 months. The findings are from a survey conducted in September of ...

The following is a compilation of the private market deal activity for the week ending July 29. Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $4.1 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period. Private equity: $2.5 billion ...

BlackRock Alternative Investors and Warner Music Group have forged a new alliance with Influence Media Partners to create a music rights platform. The strategic focus is on the "modern evergreen" -- contemporary compositions that may have a multi-decade impact on ...

Blackstone-controlled MNRK Music Group has sold the Death Row Records brand to hip hop legend Snoop Dogg, whose first album was released on the label. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction comes as Snoop Dogg’s ...

It took HarbourView Equity Partners about three months to start putting to use the $1 billion fund it launched with backing from Apollo Global Management. The fund uniquely targets opportunities in entertainment and media. “I’ve created HarbourView because I truly ...