Max Martin and Shellback Sell Publishing Catalog to HarbourView in Nine-Figure Deal
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Jem Aswad
Summary
Investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired the publisher's share of select compositions from the Wolf Cousins collective, founded by hitmaking songwriter-producers Max Martin and Shellback. The catalog includes songs recorded by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, the Weeknd, and others. Sources estimate the acquisition price is in the low nine figures (hundreds of millions). The deal represents another major music catalog acquisition in an ongoing trend of investment firms buying publishing rights from established songwriters.
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VarietyMax Martin and Shellback Sell Publishing Catalog to HarbourView in Nine-Figure Dealvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledInvestment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Wolf Cousins, the songwriting collective founded by Shellback and Max Martin
As part of the transaction, HarbourView has acquired the publisher's share of select compositions written by the Wolf Cousins collective, which includes hit songs released by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, the Weeknd and many more
Sources tell Variety the acquisition price is in the low nine figures, although reps for HarbourView did not confirm that information
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