Rak Sanghvi, managing director at independent UK publisher Spirit B-Unique, has hailed the company’s buoyant start to 2017, highlighting its sizeable writing shares on some of the year’s biggest albums.

The company, which was founded just under two years ago when UK indie publisher and label B-Unique partnered with US rights management firm Spirit Music Group, recently extended its exclusive publishing agreement with Johnny McDaid, who co-wrote eight songs on the deluxe version of Ed Sheeran’s ÷, including hits Shape ...