Shamrock, the funding agency that purchased Taylor Swift’s masters, sells minority stake
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US-based funding agency Shamrock Capital is greatest identified within the music enterprise for purchasing blockbuster copyrights (like Taylor Swift’s first six albums, which it acquired for round $300 million again in November 2021).
This week, Los Angeles-based Shamrock introduced that it’s promoting what it calls a “passive minority fairness curiosity” in its agency.
In response to a press launch issued on Wednesday (October 26), Shamrock is promoting that curiosity to RidgeLake Companions, a strategic partnership between Ottawa Avenue Personal Capital and Apogem Capital, and Bonaccord Capital Companions.
Shamrock Capital, which has, in keeping with its web site, $3.8 million of property beneath administration, invests completely in media, leisure, communications, and associated sectors by what it calls a “multi-fund technique centered on non-public fairness investments, in addition to possession and financing of content material and media rights”.
The agency was initially based in 1978 because the household funding firm for the late Roy E. Disney and has since developed into an institutionally backed agency.
In 2020, MBW reported that Shamrock Capital had raised $400m in a brand new fund – and that it meant to spend that cash on leisure IP, together with music copyrights.
In November that yr, Shamrock struck a ≈$300 million deal to purchase the grasp rights to Taylor Swift’s first six albums.
Previous to its acquisition of Swift’s masters, one of many largest music-related acquisitions for Shamrock got here in 2018, when the corporate acquired a music publishing catalog owned by Stargate – the writers behind hits for Rihanna, Beyoncé, Katy Perry and extra.
Shamrock says that the transaction introduced this week will present it with “long-term capital to help the continuing development and institutionalization of the platform”.
It added that there “shall be no change” within the agency’s funding course of, day-to-day administration or operations.
In June 2021, the Los Angeles-based agency closed a $1 billion development fund, entitled Shamrock Capital Progress Fund V.
In July 2021, Shamrock raised a brand new $196 million fund to supply mortgage buildings to IP house owners – i.e. advancing rights-holders sums that they then repay (with curiosity) through future royalties.
In response to the press assertion, RidgeLake focuses on buying minority fairness stakes in top-tier middle-market non-public fairness corporations. Bonaccord, in the meantime, a subsidiary of P10, Inc., is a personal fairness platform devoted to buying non-control fairness pursuits in middle-market non-public market sponsors. Bonaccord Capital Companions has $41 billion in property beneath administration in keeping with its web site.
Evercore served as monetary advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as authorized counsel to Shamrock.
“RidgeLake and Bonaccord’s strategic funding in Shamrock is a vital milestone within the continued growth of our enterprise.”
Steve Royer, Shamrock Capital
Steve Royer, President at Shamrock Capital, stated: “RidgeLake and Bonaccord’s strategic funding in Shamrock is a vital milestone within the continued growth of our enterprise.
“RidgeLake and its associates have been investing with Shamrock since 2005 and have been trusted companions for us by the course of our agency’s development.
“We’re excited concerning the alternative to broaden our relationship with RidgeLake, and stay up for a fruitful partnership with Bonaccord, as we imagine that these corporations are well-aligned with our long-term imaginative and prescient for Shamrock.”
“The depth of Shamrock’s relationships and expertise in its core markets is unmatched and we imagine their potential to associate with development corporations, founders, and creators globally will proceed to thrive within the years forward.”
Todd Milligan, RidgeLake Companions
Todd Milligan, Co-Head of RidgeLake Companions, added: “The depth of Shamrock’s relationships and expertise in its core markets is unmatched and we imagine their potential to associate with development corporations, founders, and creators globally will proceed to thrive within the years forward.
“We’re thrilled to associate with Shamrock and stay up for supporting the profitable, long-term development of their distinctive funding platform,” added Michael Lunt, Co-Head of RidgeLake Companions.
“We imagine in Shamrock’s imaginative and prescient, and we stay up for actively partnering with Shamrock to help its long-term strategic objectives.”
Ajay Chitkara, Bonaccord
Ajay Chitkara, Managing Associate at Bonaccord, stated: “We’re proud to put money into Shamrock Capital, an distinctive middle-market sponsor with a constant monitor document of investing in top quality property throughout media, leisure, and communications, delivering outcomes to its restricted companions for over twenty years.
“We imagine in Shamrock’s imaginative and prescient, and we stay up for actively partnering with Shamrock to help its long-term strategic objectives.”