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  • Blackstone ups Hipgnosis takeover bid… by one cent

    Investment

    Blackstone has upped its offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund in an attempt to sweeten the deal for shareholders in its takeover pursuit.

    Hipgnosis had been at the centre of a bidding war between Blackstone and Concord.
  • Hipgnosis board recommends new £1.25bn bid from Blackstone

    Media

    Blackstone's $1.30 in cash per share bid, higher than the revised offer from Concord Music, values Hipgnosis at about $1.57bn (£1.25bn).

    Hipgnosis had been at the centre of a bidding war between Blackstone and Concord.
  • Blackstone turns up the volume in bidding war for Hipgnosis

    Media

    Blackstone is gearing up to submit a bigger bid for the London-listed fund that owns the rights to songs by Justin Bieber and Shakira.

    Blackstone is gearing up to submit a bigger bid for the London-listed fund that owns the rights to songs by Justin Bieber and Shakira.
  • Hipgnosis bidding war shows these corporate jukeboxes are valuable after all

    April 24, 2024

    The bidding war between Blackstone and Concord for Hipgnosis shows that the music asset class has not lost its allure, Jess Jones writes

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