[PIAS] will open a US office in New York in June, headed up by Sean Maxson, who was previously general manager for Co-Op USA.

[PIAS] acquired Co-Op from Universal Music for an estimated £500,000 in a deal that was cleared by EC regulators in March. Co-Op was a related divestment of the major’s buyout of EMI Music.

Maxson’s [PIAS] America office will be adding to its staff over the next few months, initially looking after [PIAS] Recordings artists and [PIAS] ...