Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Acquisition of Music Catalogue (7501J)
December 07 2018 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7501J
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
07 December 2018
07 December 2018
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited ("Hipgnosis" or the "Company")
Acquisition of Music Catalogue
The Board of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited and its Investment
Adviser, The Family (Music) Limited, are pleased to announce that
the Company has acquired a music catalogue from TMS, an English
songwriting and music production team comprised of Thomas 'Froe'
Barnes, Benjamin Kohn and Peter 'Merf' Keller. The Company has
acquired a 100% interest in the catalogue except for the writers'
share of performance income.
The catalogue comprises 121 songs including 10 Top 5 UK singles
with 5 Number 1 songs. The songs have appeared on 13 Top 5 UK
albums including 7 Number 1 albums. It includes songs such as
"Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" for Jess Glynne, "Wings" and "DNA"
for Little Mix, ""Read All About It (Part 3) for Emeli Sandé,
"Changing" for Sigma featuring Paloma Faith, "You're Nobody Till
Somebody Loves You" for James Arthur, and others for Years And
Years and Dua Lipa. The catalogue also includes the global Top 10
hit "Me, Myself & I" by G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha, which has been
the recipient of both BMI and ASCAP Awards as a "Most Performed
Work".
Merck Mercuriadis, Founder of The Family (Music) Limited and
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, said:
"Froe, Ben and Murf are highly intelligent songwriters that make
terrific pop music which has resulted in 10 UK top 5 singles
including five Number 1s. They have played a key role in developing
the careers of Jess Glynne, Emeli Sandé, Little Mix and James
Arthur amongst others and their songs feature on 7 Number 1
albums."
TMS said:
"Having watched what Merck, Nile and Hipgnosis have been
building, we're extremely impressed by all they've achieved in a
very short space of time. The catalogues already acquired speak
volumes about their ambition and it's nice to know that our songs
will be sitting in some very esteemed company! We're super happy to
be making this deal and pleased that these copyrights will be
residing with the best possible custodians moving forward."
For further information, please contact:
The Family (Music) Limited Tel: +44 (0)1481 742742
Merck Mercuriadis
N+1 Singer Tel: +44 (0)20 7496
James Maxwell / James Moat (Corporate 3000
Finance)
Alan Geeves / James Waterlow / Sam Greatrex
(Sales)
The Outside Organisation Tel: +44 (0)7711 081
Alan Edwards / Nick Caley 843
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
(www.hipgnosissongs.com)
Hipgnosis, which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, is a Guernsey
registered investment company established to offer investors a
pure-play exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual
property rights. In its Initial Public Offering on the Specialist
Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange's main market on 11 July
2018, the Company raised approximately GBP200m gross equity
capital.
About The Family (Music) Limited
The Company's Investment Adviser is The Family (Music) Limited,
which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, former manager of globally
successful recording artists, such as Elton John, Guns N' Roses,
Morrissey, Iron Maiden and Beyoncé, and hit songwriters such as
Diane Warren, Justin Tranter and The-Dream, and former CEO of The
Sanctuary Group plc. The Investment Adviser has assembled an
Advisory Board of highly successful music industry experts which
include award winning members of the artist, songwriter,
publishing, legal, financial, recorded music and music management
communities, all with in-depth knowledge of music publishing.
Members of The Family (Music) Limited Advisory Board include Nile
Rodgers, The-Dream, Bill Leibowitz, Ian Montone, and Jason
Flom.
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