Mark Ronson publisher Imagem has stated that it's now set on a future as an independent concern - following months of speculation over a sale.

BMG is believed to be one of the potential suitors to have mounted a bid for the company’s ‘pop’ division, Imagem Music, which operates alongside its theatrical (Rodgers and Hammerstein) and classical (Boosey & Hawkes) departments.

In April, Imagem boss André de Raaff suggested that the company was for sale, and demanding a pricetag in ...