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Blackstone to make improved bid for Hipgnosis, Sky News reports
Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to lodge an improved bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund which owns the music rights of artists including Shakira and Blondie, Sky News reported on Sunday. Blackstone's bid will trump independent music company Concord's proposal of $1.
Blackstone Prepares to Make Fresh Hipgnosis Bid, Sky News Says
Blackstone Inc. is finalizing a revised offer to buy Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd. as the private equity firm looks to intensify a bidding contest for the London-listed music rights investor, Sky News reported.
Blackstone raises Hipgnosis bid to £1.26bn in takeover battle
The private equity giant has bid £1.26 billion for Hipgnosis, which owns the rights to music from artists including Beyonce and Mark Ronson.
Blackstone set for Hipgnosis victory after rival suitor refuses to increase bid
Blackstone offered 1.30 US dollars (£1.04) a share for the company, trumping rival suitor Concord Chorus’ 1.25 US dollars (£1) a share bid and winning the backing of the Hipgnosis board.
Blackstone set to clinch Hipgnosis Songs as Concord sticks with lower bid
Blackstone looked set to clinch its $1.57 billion deal for Hipgnosis Songs Fund after Apollo-backed Concord said on Thursday it would stick with its lower bid for the music rights owner of artists such as Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Hipgnosis Set for Sale to Blackstone as Concord Won’t Raise Bid
Concord said its latest offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd. is final, ending a bidding war and setting up the song catalog company to be sold to Blackstone Inc.
Hipgnosis accepts new $1.57bn offer from Blackstone in latest bidding war twist
HSM owns a call option that allows it to buy the Hipgnosis portfolio for the highest of the fair value of the portfolio, the ...
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Blackstone’s $1.5 billion bid for Hipgnosis threatens to spark takeover battle
Colombian singer Shakira performs with Argentine record producer and songwriter Bizarrap on the Sahara Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 12 ...
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Blackstone Makes New $1.5 Billion Proposal To Buy Hipgnosis
(MENAFN- Live Mint) " (Bloomberg) -- Private equity firm Blackstone Inc. made a new proposal worth about $1.5 billion to purchase Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd., topping a bid made last week by ...
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Blackstone to make improved bid for Hipgnosis, Sky News reports
, opens new tab which owns the music rights of artists including Shakira and Blondie, Sky News reported on Sunday. Blackstone's bid will trump independent music company Concord's proposal of ...
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Blackstone Prepares to Make Fresh Hipgnosis Bid, Sky News Says
The new offer from Blackstone will be a significant improvement on the bid made by Concord, which has been recommended by the board of Hipgnosis, Sky News said, citing people familiar with the ...
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Blackstone's $1.5 billion bid for Hipgnosis threatens to spark takeover battle
Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the London-listed company that owns the rights to songs by Justin Timberlake and Shakira, on Monday said it is now considering putting its weight behind a takeover offer ...