M&A Deal Summary

BMG Rights Management Acquires Sanctuary Records Group

On February 17, 2013, BMG Rights Management acquired media company Sanctuary Records Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BMG Rights Management’s 3rd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is BMG Rights Management’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is BMG Rights Management’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-02-17
Target Sanctuary Records Group
Sector Media
Buyer(s) BMG Rights Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sanctuary Records Group

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Sanctuary Records Group, Inc. is a provider of music production and recording services.

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Buyer

BMG Rights Management

Berlin, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

BMG Rights Management is a start-up by years of existence, however considered a major international player in the music industry.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 13
Sector (Media) 3 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 13
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-12 Bug Music

Los Angeles, California, United States

Founded in 1975, Bug Music, Inc. is one of the world's leading independent music publishers. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Nashville, New York, Atlanta, London and Munich, Bug owns and/or manages approximately 250,000 copyrights. The company has built a strong reputation as the 'songwriter's' publisher by supporting copyrights of songwriters and publishers and providing personalized administrative and creative services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-11 Talpa Music B.V.

Hilversum, Netherlands

Talpa Music B.V. is a music publishing company. Talpa music specializes in EDM and owns 37,000 songs, including ones by Tiësto, Afrojack, Fedde Le Grand, Nicky Romero, and Laidback Luke.

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