Last month, Merck Mercuriadis confirmed Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd (HSFL) had reached a new funding milestone. His company raised $185 million. HSFL had initially sought only $130 million in funding. Last summer, Hipgnosis raised over $260 million. Mer…
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Merck Mercuriadis’s Hipgnosis Songs Fund buys Jamie Scott catalog
‘Jamie Scott has been the UK’s most consistent hitmaker of the last 10 years.’
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Merck Mercuriadis’s Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquires Dave Stewart catalog
Company acquires 100% of Stewart’s copyright interest in his catalog
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Merck Mercuriadis’s Hipgnosis Song Fund raises another $185m
HSFL’s total lifetime raise now sits at just under £350m (approximately $450m)
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Hipgnosis snaps up catalog of hit songs by Shawn Mendes co-writer Teddy Geiger
The six songs have achieved 23 No.1 chart positions globally
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Merck Mercuriadis buys again, as Hipgnosis snaps up Giorgio Tuinfort catalog
“Giorgio is arguably the most underrated hit songwriter of the last 20 years.”
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Hipgnosis Songs acquires 100% of Tricky Stewart music catalog
Tricky co-wrote Rihanna’s Umbrella and Beyoncé’s Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
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Hipgnosis buys music catalog from British songwriting team TMS
TMS have written No.1 hits for the likes of Jess Glynne and Little Mix
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Merck Mercuriadis wants to raise a billion dollars. And then he wants to change the face of the music business.
The veteran manager tells MBW why hes raising such vast sums of money to buy copyrights
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