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Hipgnosis to sell US$465M of song portfolio amid shareholder pressure

The U.K.-listed investment firm, run by Canadian music executive Merck Mercuriadis, will sell 29 of its music catalogues to a Blackstone-owned sister fund. The sale will go towards financing a share buyback program of up to US$180 million and help the firm repay US$250 million of debt. (The Logic)

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