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Hipgnosis Songs Fund
June 2024
Private equity group to improve offer for Beyoncé song fund Hipgnosis
Blackstone to increase bid to level that would value London-listed group at nearly $1.6bn
May 2024
Founder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund accuses ex-partner over failed business
The now dissolved Hipgnosis Music received funds that were proceeds of fraud, Merck Mercuriadis alleges in court documents
April 2024
Hipgnosis backs £1.3bn private equity takeover by Blackstone
Hipgnosis in takeover tussle as UK music investor says it would accept rival bid
Nils Pratley on finance
There should be no rush to replay Hipgnosis’s noisy stock market experiment
Nils Pratley
UK music investor Hipgnosis agrees £1.1bn takeover by Concord Chorus
March 2024
Nils Pratley on finance
Beyoncé and Blondie song fund Hipgnosis needs to find a new tune
Nils Pratley
Hipgnosis cuts value of music portfolio that includes Beyoncé and Blondie hits
December 2023
Nils Pratley on finance
Investors are hearing the wrong tune from Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Nils Pratley
Beyoncé and Blondie song fund Hipgnosis delays results amid valuation concerns
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