Blackstone plans to invest $1 billion in acquiring music rights, betting on a nascent but exploding category that is benefiting from the rapid growth of online streaming
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plans to invest $1 billion in acquiring music rights, as the asset manager bets on a nascent but exploding category that is benefiting fromThe investment—which Blackstone executive Qasim Abbas called the “starting point”—comes as part of a partnership with an advisory firm affiliated with Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd. , a music-investment company that trades on the London Stock Exchange.
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