Hipgnosis Songs Fund raises another $63m, taking acquisitive warchest above $500m to date

“This is not only great for the investors but the songwriting and artistic community as well.”
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund backs A&R Awards with sponsorship of key category

Merck Mercuriadis firm sponsors Song Of The Year gong
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Hipgnosis already owns over 5,000 songs – with another $1bn-plus of deals in its sights

“We now have a pipeline of catalogs with an aggregate value in excess of £1 billion.”
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Hipgnosis acquires rights to Bruno Mars hits as part of Ari Levine catalog

‘Just The Way You Are’, ‘Grenade’, ‘When I Was You Man’ included in buyout
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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 Song Fund raises another $185m

HSFL’s total lifetime raise now sits at just under £350m (approximately $450m)
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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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