Hipgnosis has another $300m to spend on songs, thanks to its biggest fundraise yet

“This is our biggest fundraise to date, and the biggest fundraise by a LSE listed investment trust since the COVID-19 lockdown, which speaks volumes for the financial community’s recognition of Songs as an asset class.”
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Hipgnosis market cap tops $900m as share price hits all time high

Hipgnosis Songs Fund went close to a billion-dollar valuation earlier today (July 6), as its share price reached an all-time high. The rally in the UK company’s share price, on the London Stock Exchange, followed two bits of big news from the fir…

Hipgnosis, with a catalog worth nearly $1bn, is becoming less reliant on songs from the past decade

New trading update from Merck Mercuriadis’ company reveals much about its performance in the past year
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Merck Mercuriadis to Liberty County District Attorney: ‘Hipgnosis has invested over $100m in Georgia… we demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery.’

Hipgnosis Songs Fund founder writes open letter to District Attorney Tom Durden
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Hipgnosis acquires majority stake in Mark Ronson’s catalog, including Uptown Funk and Shallow

Two of Ronson’s songs have more than a billion streams on Spotify
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Hipgnosis now has $188m more to spend, via loan facility from banks including JP Morgan

Herbert Smith Freehills, who advised Hipgnosis, says new money is “testament to the confidence of investors”
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Nile Rodgers on his production, his philosophy – and why he believes you should ’embrace failure’

Our World’s Greatest Producers series kicks off with a legend: Nile Rodgers
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MBW launches World’s Greatest Producers series, supported by Hipgnosis Songs Fund

First in our new series will be an in-depth interview with Nile Rodgers himself
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The value of music: Hipgnosis’ share price is now HIGHER than it was pre-COVID-19

UK music rights company saw its market cap bounce 13% today in a vertiginous rise on London Stock Exchange
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Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis added to FTSE 250 Index, as stock withstands coronavirus pressures

Merck Mercuriadis company joins prestigious list of UK companies
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