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January 30, 2023
Thomas Coesfeld Upped To CEO Of BMG
BMG CFO THOMAS COESFELD will take the reins as CEO of BMG, succeeding HARTWIG MASUCH. COESFELD will also join BERTELSMANN GROUP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. MASUCH will remain with BERTELSMANN as a consultant. The leadership changes take place JANUARY 1, 2024. … more »
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March 1, 2013
Bertelsmann Acquires Full Ownership Of BMG
BERTELSMANN is taking full ownership of music rights management company BMG by acquiring the shares currently held by KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. (KKR), and will continue to develop BMG as a wholly owned subsidiary. The transaction, which is … more »
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October 17, 2011
The Economy Is Holding Down Bids For EMI
Last week, (NET NEWS 10/13), ALL ACCESS reported the sour economy's tight credit markets could prevent CITIGROUP INC. from selling EMI GROUP at a price it desires. Reports indicated that the corporation may receive lower bids, which may prompt it to … more »
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February 23, 2011
Who's Interested In Buying Warner Music Group?
More names are surfacing as being interested in bidding for parts or all of WARNER MUSIC GROUP. YAHOO reports, "the bidders, who have had a preliminary review of WARNER MUSIC's books, include private equity firms, investor groups and strategic … more »
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February 21, 2011
Report: Warner Music Group Receiving Buyout Offers
WARNER MUSIC GROUP has requested "preliminary bids this week for its music publishing company or for the entire group, with interest expected to come from private-equity groups and from one existing shareholder, LEN BLAVATNIK," reports THE … more »
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July 11, 2008
Sony BMG Wins Merger Appeal At Top EU Court
SONY and BERTELSMANN won a ruling at the EUROPEAN UNION's highest court to throw out a lower tribunal's decision (NET NEWS 7/10) that temporarily jeopardized the formation of their SONY BMG music label, reports THE NEW YORK POST. The EUROPEAN Court of … more »
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May 9, 2008
Bertelsmann Finally Free Of Napster Blues
BERTELSMANN almost swung to a first-quarter profit on THURSDAY, narrowing its loss from last year, thanks to the fact it no longer had to pay for its costly past as a friend to NAPSTER, writes FORBES. BERTELSMANN said its net loss for the quarter came in … more »
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January 16, 2007
NY Times: Ostrowski In Lead For Bertlesmann CEO Job
THE NEW YORK TIMES is reporting that many insiders and outsiders are speculating that HARTMUT OSTROWSKI has emerged as the probable new chief executive of BERTLESMANN, the privately owned company that counts ARVATO among a portfolio of media … more »
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October 24, 2006
Vivendi Considering Bids On Publishing Companies
THE FINANCIAL TIMES is reporting that VIVENDI is thinking about making bids for two music publishing companies worth a combined EUR3 billion, in an effort to build a catalogue arm for its UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP subsidiary. According to three people … more »
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June 27, 2006
Report: Sony Wants Larger Stake In Sony BMG
SONY is ready to raise its stake in SONY BMG if partner BERTELSMANN is willing to sell, according to a report on FORBES.COM attritubed to the financial daily NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN. SONY Chairman/CEO HOWARD STRINGER is quoted as saying … more »







