KKR buys majority stake in Ryan Tedder catalog, marking investment giant’s return to music rights ownership

KKR says the Tedder catalog spans nearly 500 songs, covering both “music publishing and recorded music rights”
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This May Not End Well… Top UMG Top Suitors Are A Streaming Service and A Private Equity Firm

If history is any guide, this may not end well… The two top suitors eyeing a $20 – $25 billion bid for a 50% stake in Universal Music Group are US investment firm KKR and China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group. The news comes as UMG parent Vivendi interviews firms to…

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Tencent and KKR are mulling $22.7bn Universal Music Group bids – report

Potential bids would value Universal at around $46bn
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