Martin Bandier is leaving his post as Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s chairman/CEO and the end of March 2019. Bandier’s long-rumored move was confirmed by an internal letter sent to staffers. Sony/ATV is the world’s largest music publisher, gaining the title when it reached an agreement in May to acquire the 60% stake in…

In May this year, Sony said it had reached an agreement with a consortium led by Mubadala Investment Company to acquire the 60% stake in EMI Music Publishing held by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund. The $2.3B cash deal, which is subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals, was to give Sony about…

Sony could collect a cool $2 billion from the sale of its 50% stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing — the No. 1 music publisher whose copyright collection includes songs by The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Hank Williams and Marvin Gaye — the Wall Street Journal <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sony-exploring-sale-of-music-publishing-unit-sources-say-2015-10-07" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"…

It’s a big day in music publishing with the closing of the $2.2B cash and debt deal by a consortium led by Sony/ATV — Sony’s partnership with Michael Jackson’s estate — for one of the industry’s crown jewels: EMI Music Publishing. The pact gives Sony/ATV about 1.3M additional titles to administer including pop…

The clearance still leaves Sony waiting for the Federal Trade Commission, which is expected to take a few months before deciding whether to approve the $2.2B deal. But it’s still a big step forward for Sony’s ambition to make its Sony/ATV subsidiary — a joint venture with Michael Jackson’s estate — the No. 1 owner of…