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A Primer for Valuation of Music Catalogs

By Mandeep Sihota
September 02, 2014

Interest in the value of intellectual property created and held by musicians has been increasing in recent years. Some artists approaching retirement age look to cash out of their music assets by selling their holdings to a growing pool of interested buyers. Interested buyers include alternative investment managers, such as private equity and hedge fund advisors, looking for assets that can offer their investors a stable stream of income. Other artists are trying to take advantage of estate and gift regulations to minimize the taxes paid by their estates.

The rights to a music catalog can be held outright by the artists, within a pass-through legal entity, such as a limited liability company or partnership, or within a corporate entity or trust. How are these music assets valued?

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