M&A Deal Summary

Curb Records and Warner Music Group Acquire Word Entertainment

On January 1, 2002, Curb Records and Warner Music Group acquired media company Word Entertainment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Curb Records’ 1st and Warner Music Group’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Curb Records’ 1st and Warner Music Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Curb Records’ 1st and Warner Music Group’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2002-01-01
Target Word Entertainment
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Curb Records
Warner Music Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Word Entertainment

Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Word Entertainment LLC is an artist services company active in recorded music, publishing, film, live events, and church resources.

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Buyer

Curb Records

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Curb Records, Inc. is an independent music company. Curb Records is engages in recording, production and marketing of music.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Tennessee M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2002 M&A 1 of 1
Buyer

Warner Music Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Media
Employees5,800
Revenue 6.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry, including Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, Fueled By Ramen, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros., and Word, as well as Warner/Chappell Music. WMG comprises an array of businesses aimed at helping artists achieve long-term creative and financial success while providing consumers with the highest-quality music content available. WMG is engaged in the recorded music business (including artist services) and the music publishing business, and is a leading company in national and international repertoire that operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group was formed in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 15
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 9
State: Tennessee M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 6
Year: 2002 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-01 Parlophone Label Group

United Kingdom

Parlophone Label Group is a record label company. Parlophone provides recordings and classic and contemporary artists spanning a wide array of musical genres.

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