Strategic Music IP Advisory
Capital markets for creative intellectual property.
Institutional-grade advisory for rights holders, investors, and institutions across the full spectrum of music and entertainment IP transactions.
Strategic Music IP Advisory
Institutional-grade advisory for rights holders, investors, and institutions across the full spectrum of music and entertainment IP transactions.
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Full and partial catalog sale advisory. Multiples analysis, buyer identification, and negotiation across private equity, family offices, strategic acquirers, music funds, and institutional lenders.
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Structured financing and M&A for film libraries, production companies, music labels, publishing catalogs, and entertainment platforms with established revenue.
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Converting ongoing royalty streams into upfront capital while preserving operational control. Bespoke structures aligned to asset performance trajectories.
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Deferred Sales Trust and other tax-advantaged structures for catalog dispositions. We partner with leading DST specialists to optimize after-tax outcomes for artists and rights holders.
Portfolio Integrity
Most catalogs are underreporting revenue. We verify registrations, identify unclaimed royalties, and ensure accurate rights administration before any transaction. This is fundamental portfolio hygiene — not a sales tactic.
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Identification and collection of unclaimed neighboring rights royalties from international territories. Many rights holders are unaware these exist — and the unclaimed amounts are often material. We coordinate directly with collection societies across jurisdictions.
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Systematic verification of publishing registrations across ASCAP, BMI, PRS, GEMA, SACEM, and other major collection societies. Errors and omissions in registration metadata are the single largest source of unrecovered publishing revenue.
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Full-stack audit of all revenue streams — mechanical, performance, sync, streaming, and neighboring rights. Statement-level analysis identifies discrepancies, underpayments, and administrative gaps before they affect transaction pricing.
Principle
Verified revenue commands higher multiples. Clean registration data accelerates buyer diligence. Neither requires embellishment — it is simply how institutional buyers price risk.
Process
We conduct verification before bringing any asset to market. This protects our partners from entering negotiations with incomplete data and protects our reputation with institutional buyers.
Execution Framework
Every engagement follows a defined framework. Timing varies by complexity, but the discipline does not.
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~ Week 1
Confidential discovery. We assess asset composition, revenue history, ownership structure, and institutional viability. Most conversations end here — by design. We only proceed when there is genuine institutional fit.
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~ Weeks 1–3
Financial modeling, rights verification, revenue analysis, and market comparable benchmarking. We build a defensible valuation that withstands institutional buyer scrutiny.
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~ Weeks 1-2
Targeted, confidential outreach to qualified institutional counterparties. We control the process — no public marketing, no speculative bidding. Each buyer is pre-vetted and approach is partner-approved.
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~ Weeks 2–4
Competitive tension management, offer evaluation, and term negotiation. We advise on structure — not just price — because the wrong structure destroys value regardless of headline multiple.
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~ Weeks 4–8
Buyer diligence management, legal coordination, definitive documentation, and settlement. We remain engaged through every stage until funds transfer.
Our Position
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We do not represent buyers, manage funds, or take principal positions. Our only obligation is to our partners.
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Compensation is entirely success-based. We earn only when partners close on favorable terms.
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We understand royalty structures and creative asset economics in ways generalist investment banks do not. This is not a sideline.
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Buyers are approached only with explicit partner approval. We never market assets publicly.
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We offer honest assessments, not sales pitches. If your assets are not a fit for institutional capital, we will tell you. If they are, we will explain why, and outline the path forward.
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