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By ipandentertainmentlaw	BMG Rights Management, formed in 2008 and jointly owned by Bertelsmann AG and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., spent 2010 acquiring one high-profile music publishing catalog after another. BMG’s acquisitions over the last 12 to 15 months expanded its catalog to over 300,000 compositions. It currently stands as the fifth largest music publishing company in the world.
A major acquisition for BMG occurred in November 2010, when the company struck a deal with one of the world’s biggest independent publishers, Chrysalis. The $168 million-plus offer from BMG made the deal a good one for Chrysalis, since BMG’s offer was more than five-million dollars higher than an offer made by EMI. BMG acquired over 100,000 songs in the Chrysalis acquisition, and gained the rights to legacy and active stars such as Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Blondie, Sheryl Crow, and recent chart topper Cee Lo Green. On a side note, you can read more here on how BMG’s acquisitions are impacting music industry executive’s jobs in Nashville.
Tamera Bennett, nicknamed by her clients as the IP quarterback, develops strategies to protect and leverage each client's intellectual property. She works closely with her clients to implement customized brand management programs. Her clients range from rock star to leadership coach and financial guru to custom motorcycle designer. Prepared with an undergraduate degree in Recording Industry Studies and a law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Tamera represents clients throughout Texas and Tennessee in entertainment, trademark and copyright law related matters	View all posts by ipandentertainmentlaw	This entry was posted on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 at 12:36 pm	and posted in Copyright, Music Business, Music Publishing.	You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.	« Protecting An Artist’s Legacy Through Estate Planning: Dallas Bar CLE
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2 Responses	to “Part 3: BMG Rights Management Music Publishing Acquisitions”	Part 2: BMG Rights Management Music Publishing Acquisitions «	May 28th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
[...] BMG Rights Management, formed in 2008 and jointly owned by Bertelsmann AG and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., spent 2010 acquiring one high-profile music publishing catalog after another. With the help of my legal intern, Abby Kweller, I am putting together a multi-part post summarizing the various acquisitions in 2010. You can read Part 1 here and Part 3 here. [...]
Reply	BMG Rights Management Music Publishing Catalog Acquistions «	May 28th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
[...] With the assistance of my legal intern Abby Kweller, I will outline over the course of several blogs posts the various acquisitions made by BMG Rights Management in 2010 and 2011. You can read Part 2 here and Part 3 here. [...]