BMG interest in EMI acquisitions underlined by Bertelsmann CEO

Tom Pakinkis

The CEO of BMG Rights Management co-parent Bertelsmann has ‘underlined’ the company’s interest in acquiring EMI assets in the fallout of Universal’s £1.2bn acquisition of EMI Music.

Thomas Rabe told Billboard that acquisitions will play a “major role” in the expansion of BMG alongside organic growth, with the possibility of picking up catalogues that fit into the company’s business profile. 

“We will of course consider the possibilities to take over catalogues from the EMI/Universal merger,” said Kabe. “We are certainly ...

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