Article: Bertelsmann and KKR Join Forces in the Music Rights Business.

Article: BMG Rights eyeing EMI's song catalog.(World News)
Daily Variety;  August 7, 2009 ;     538 words ... ... Kravis Roberts, BMG Rights Management is eager to expand ... of competition, BMG Rights topper Hartwig Masuch ... new global music rights management joint venture between ... Bertelsmann and KKR. BMG Rights' library covers ...

Article: BMG Rights Cinches Debut Deal.(News)
Mergers & Acquisitions Report;  July 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Kelly Holman BMG Rights Management, a joint venture between Bertelsmann ... terms of the deal announced by BMG Rights were not disclosed, the catalog ... Hartwig Masuch, chief executive of BMG Rights, said in a statement that the ...

Article: Bertelsmann and KKR Enter JV to Develop Global Music ...
Wireless News;  July 18, 2009 ;     475 words ... ... Bertelsmann AG will contribute its BMG Rights Management music rights unit. According ... Masuch, currently CEO of BMG Rights Management, will continue as CEO of ... countries, it has taken BMG Rights Management only nine months to position ...

Article: Bertelsmann and KKR Enter Joint Venture to Develop Global Music ...
Entertainment Close-up;  July 17, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Bertelsmann AG will contribute its BMG Rights Management music rights unit. According ... Masuch, currently CEO of BMG Rights Management, will continue as CEO of ... countries, it has taken BMG Rights Management only nine months to position ...

Article: Bertelsmann starts Rights Management ...
The Online Reporter;  October 17, 2008 ;     414 words ...Bertelsmann, having recently extricated itself from the Sony BMG music venture, has launched BMG Rights Management, which will advise songwriters and performers on how to build up a library and then market and license their works. The service ...

Article: KKR Announces Affiliate Merger.(News)
Mergers & Acquisitions Report;  July 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... month, for example, it announced a joint venture with Bertelsmann AG to invest in the music rights management business through a stake in BMG Rights. Already this year KKR has agreed to invest in China's Ma Anshan Modern Farming Co. Ltd ...

Article: BMG cues rights org: German media giant duets with KKR.(World ...
Daily Variety;  July 9, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Bertelsmann will fold its BMG Rights Management into the new group and hold ... with KKR owning 51%. BMG Rights Management CEO Hartwig Masuch will become ... venture would "benefit from BMG Rights Management's know-how in licensing ...