DLA Piper represented Slip.stream, a music licensing platform, in the acquisition of certain production music portfolio of Anthem Entertainment, a Toronto-based music rights company.
The acquisition includes three major brands: Anthem’s production music agency Jingle Punks, independent production music library 5 Alarm Music, and UK-based independent production music publisher Cavendish Music. The net result is the addition of more than 650,000 tracks to Slip.stream’s catalogue positioning the company as the largest global independent licensing platform.
The cross-border DLA Piper team was led by partner Imri Eisner (New York) and included partners Stephen Bottley (Birmingham), Luca Gori (London), and Morgan McDonald (Vancouver); of counsel Peter Phillips (New York); and associates Maria Rydder Schwartz, Jasmine Judge, and Bethany Weitzman (all New York), Matthew Rose (London) and Hannah MacIntosh (Leeds).
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