The $140 million sale marks the latest sale from a major legacy artist to a music investment fund — and one of the biggest purchases for Merck Mercuriadis to date
The producer joins Jimmy Iovine, Lindsey Buckingham, Shakira, and Neil Young in the group of music creators who have sold copyrights to Merck Mercuriadis's investment and song management company
KKR's re-entry into the music business, buying the copyrights of OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder in an unusual direct acquisition, signals a new wave of Wall Street interest in an area financial giants have ignored for years
Merck Mercuriadis's investment firm bought Shakira's publishing rights for her entire 145-song catalog, which include hits such as "Hips Don't Lie," "Whenever, Wherever," "She Wolf," and "Waka Waka"
Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis, who bought Young's publishing, promises fans that there will never be a "Burger of Gold" fast food commercial
Merck Mercuriadis' London-based Hipgnosis has acquired Buckingham's song catalog, including 100% of writer and publisher share of Fleetwood Mac's hits
The singer-songwriter — whose Universal deal is the new crown jewel of the booming song-acquisition market — turned down a deal from high-profile investor Merck Mercuriadis, who owns rights to hits like "Single Ladies" to "Uptown Funk"
Hipgnosis Songs Fund just did its biggest deal yet, acquiring 33,000 song copyrights from Kobalt Music
"I’m not in the publishing business, I’m in the song-management business," says the entrepreneur and music manager, who's drawn the attention of artists all over
US-based Concord just spent nine figures on Imagine Dragons — and, with around $400 million at its disposal, is sizing up more huge acquisitions
