Macroeconomic headwinds have blown multiple issues in the music industry’s direction this year, from soaring interest rates to rising inflation, plus the strength of the US dollar’s impact on global markets. But the rights acquisition space hasn’t ground to a halt. In fact, two prominent names in the rights acquisition space, that both became famous for listing funds on the London Stock Exchange – Hipgnosis and Round Hill Music – have been associated with $500 million worth of deals between them in 2022.
Source: Round Hill: We’ve spent more than $200m across 40 acquisitions in 2022