{"id":2833,"date":"2026-07-01T06:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2026-07-01T06:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:06:28","slug":"firebird-unveils-750-million-catalog-acquisition-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2833","title":{"rendered":"Firebird Unveils $750 Million Catalog Acquisition Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\nFirebird, the music and artist management company, is entering the IP acquisition acquisition space, the company confirmed on Tuesday, announcing a $750 million acquisition fund with investment firm Ares and advisory fund  the Raine Group. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2831\">\u2018Zorro\u2019 Review: Jean Dujardin Delivers Throwback Charm in MHz Choice\u2019s Farce-Forward French-Language Swashbuckler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAres is directly investing in Firebird as part of the new partnership as well, the companies confirmed, with Ares managing director Jeevan Sagoo joining Firebird\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThis is an exciting chapter for\u00a0Firebird,\u201d Firebird CEO Nathan Hubbard said in a statement. \u201cWith the invaluable partnership of Ares and expansion of our longstanding relationship with Raine, we can evolve the level of support we provide artists and are in a position to deepen partnerships both within and beyond our ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFirebird\u2019s executive chairman Nat Zilkha added: \u201cWe created this platform to expand the ways in which we partner with artists, building on the trust\u00a0Firebird\u00a0has earned as stewards of their creative work. With this investment,\u00a0Firebird\u00a0will help artists receive value for their recorded music and publishing catalogues while leveraging the power of the\u00a0Firebird\u00a0ecosystem to drive new growth and discovery of their music.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Firebird has grown quickly since it was founded back in 2022. Among the companies in its portfolio are major music management firms including Red Light Management and Mick Management, record labels like Transgressive Records and Defective Records and the music festival All Things Go.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2829\">Inside Lauryn Hill\u2019s BET Awards Afterparty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tFirebird joins a competitive market in acquiring music rights. All three of the major music companies established ventures in tandem with venture capital firms over the past several years; UMG acquired a minority stake in Chord Music Partners back in 2024, while Warner Music Group announced a $1.2 billion partnership with Bain Capital last year. (The WMG\/Bain venture spent over $300 million to acquire the masters rights to the Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 catalog.) Sony Music, meanwhile, announced a deal with Singapore\u2019s GIC earlier this year as well.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn a statement, Ares\u2019s Sagoo said that \u201cwe believe\u00a0Firebird\u2019s innovative platform is helping artists build longer lasting, more impactful, and more profitable careers by investing in IP.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe are excited to join alongside Raine to provide scaled capital and deep music and entertainment investing experience to support their work with artists and their long-term growth,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2827\">Disney+\u2019s Hit Korean Series \u2018A Shop for Killers\u2019 Sets Season 2 Premiere Date<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firebird announced a $750 million catalog acquisition fund in partnership with Ares Management and The Raine Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2151],"class_list":["post-2833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-firebird"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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