Also this week: Reservoir and PopArabia buy the RE Media catalog, Timbaland acquires a stake in lifestyle and vinyl brand 12on12 and more.
New Mountain Capital is buying the performance rights organization, sources tell Billboard.
Former Amazon and Sony executive Adam Block will lead the esteemed music photography gallery, which recently lost a location in the Maui fires.
The acquisition by Round Hill, which also purchased a stake in Big Loud Shirt founder Craig Wiseman's song rights, brings its ownership stake to 100%.
The German collective management organization added the Dutch company to its portfolio to better identify the music it needs to collect royalties on.
Absolute's leadership team will fully reacquire the company from Utopia, which has made three major divestments so far this year.
The Kering chairman is exploring the acquisition with CAA co-chairman Bryan Lourd at Allen & Company's annual media finance gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho.
The company’s assets include Bogotá festivals Estéreo Picnic, Baum Festival and Knotfest Colombia.
The acquisition includes a royalty income stream of select recorded music assets, including the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma."
A consortium of buyers led by Sherrese Clarke Soares joins a pool of bidders for the Paramount network, including Tyler Perry and Byron Allen.
