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Influence Media Buys Anthem Catalogs for $600M
Influence Media Partners completes $600M acquisition of Anthem Entertainment’s music catalogs.
In brief
Influence Media Partners completes $600M acquisition of Anthem Entertainment’s music catalogs. Influence Media Partners acquired Anthem Entertainment’s music publishing catalogs for over $600 million, adding 24,000+ released songs and 60,000 unexploited works to its portfolio. Originally reported by Music Business…
Acquisition Completion
Influence Media Partners completed acquisition of Anthem Entertainment’s music publishing catalogs in deal valued at over $600 million.
Deal Structure
Transaction covered Anthem’s music publishing catalogs, film and TV publishing assets, and master recordings portfolio.
Key Assets Acquired
Includes The Weeknd's Die For You, Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again, Justin Timberlake's SexyBack, and Timbaland's The Way I Are.
Additional Catalogs
Features Cody Johnson's Til You Can't, Rush's Tom Sawyer, Nelly Furtado's Promiscuous, and OneRepublic's Counting Stars.
Film and TV Presence
Catalogs include songs from Spider-Man, Breaking Bad, and LEGO Ninjago film and TV properties.
Strategic Impact
Acquisition marks significant milestone for Influence Media, strengthening its position as leading independent music and entertainment investment platform.
Founder Statement
Lylette Pizarro McLean: Anthem’s catalog extends beyond hit songs, it’s music woven into iconic moments, films, and shows audiences know and love.
BlackRock Partnership
BlackRock’s Direct Private Opportunities Group supported the deal, citing Anthem’s catalog as high-quality, scaled intellectual property assets.
What to remember
Influence Media Partners acquired Anthem Entertainment’s music publishing catalogs for over $600 million, adding 24,000+ released songs and 60,000 unexploited works to its portfolio.
