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February 24, 2011
Is It Warner Chappell Publishing That WMG Really Wants To Sell?
Many industry insiders assumed WARNER MUSIC GROUP was looking to spin off its WARNER CHAPPELL PUBLISHING arm to raise funds to pay down debt, and perhaps make a bid for EMI MUSIC, when they annnounced they had hired investment bank GOLDMAN SACHS in … 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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February 16, 2011
Clear Channel Sells $1 Billion In Notes
Last week, CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS announced it was looking to get amendments to its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables-based credit facility to allow the company to ask for future extensions of the maturities of its senior secured … more »
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February 14, 2011
What If Guy Hands Bought Warner Music Group?
In a surprising twist, BRITAIN's DAILY MAIL reports, "GUY HANDS, who lost control of record label EMI this month (NET NEWS 2/1), is understood to have been approached about making an offer for WARNER MUSIC." WARNER MUSIC GROUP hired the … more »
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February 11, 2011
Report: WMG Vs. EMI, The Rush Is On To Sell
THE NEW YORK POST reports, "WARNER MUSIC GROUP is pushing ahead with a sale in a bid to beat rival EMI to the punch. WARNER, hoping to get its sale in place before the recorded music and music publishing assets of rival EMI are formally put on the … more »
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February 2, 2011
What Will CitiGroup Do With EMI?
CITIGROUP finally seized control of EMI from GUY HANDS YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 2/1), acquiring 100% of the share capital on a restructuring that saw the company's debt load cut to £1.2 billion from £3.4 billion. The expected move followed years … more »
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January 25, 2011
Fitch Ratings: Four Possible Warner Scenarios
With the news last week (NET NEWS 1/21) that WARNER MUSIC GROUP had hired the investment bank GOLDMAN SACHS to seek out potential buyers for the company, many rumors regarding WMG and EMI began swirling. Now, FITCH RATINGS, an international ratings … more »
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January 24, 2011
Report: Thomas H. Lee Looking To Sell Its Warner Stock
On FRIDAY (NET NEWS 1/14), ALL ACCESS reported WARNER MUSIC GROUP hired investment bank GOLDMAN SACHS to seek out potential buyers for the company, a process that will play out while WARNER continues to explore buying . The decision to hire GOLDMAN SACHS … more »
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January 21, 2011
Warner Music Group Puts Itself On The Block
THE NEW YORK TIMES reports WARNER MUSIC GROUP "has hired the investment bank GOLDMAN SACHS to seek out potential buyers for the company, a process that will play out while WARNER continues to explore buying the beleaguered British music giant EMI. … more »