Hipgnosis Songs Fund buys 37.5% stake in the music catalog of Chic co-founder Bernard Edwards

The catalog includes 290 songs including Dance, Dance, Dance, Everybody Dance and Le Freak
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Merck Mercuriadis Fund buys 100% of Poo Bear catalog for undisclosed sum

The catalog includes What Do You Mean?, which has sold over 14m copies
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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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Merck Mercuriadis fund pays $23m to buy 75% stake in The-Dream catalog

Deal includes 302 songs, performed by the likes of Justin Bieber, Beyoncé, Rihanna and Jay-Z
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Merck Mercuriadis’ Five golden rules for good artist management

Veteran artist manager Merck Mercuriadis discusses the thorny issue of remuneration, the true meaning of innovation and how to make good decisions
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