Inside Wall Street’s Rush to Acquire Music Catalogs — Part 1

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Over the past decade, Wall Street and major financial institutions have increasingly treated music catalogs as valuable financial assets rather than mere creative works. Driven by reliable streaming revenue and long-lasting copyrights, private equity firms and institutional investors now pour billions into acquiring these intellectual property rights through outright purchases, partial sales, or management partnerships.