Publisher said to be working with another investor in sale that would be largest of its kind, according to Bloomberg
The back catalogue of Queen songs includes classics such as Another One Bites the Dust and We Will Rock You, and could fetch sums in the hundreds of millions.The back catalogue of Queen songs includes classics such as Another One Bites the Dust and We Will Rock You, and could fetch sums in the hundreds of millions.
In recent years there has been a frenzy to acquire music catalogues, which have attracted billions of dollars in investments from specialist investment funds and private equity companies such as KKR and Blackstone, competing for deals against traditional music companies.
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