McDermott Will & Schulte advises Influence Media Partners on closing of Anthem Entertainment catalog acquisition

Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte advised Influence Media Partners on the closing of its acquisition of assets from Anthem Entertainment in a deal worth over $600 million.

The acquired portfolio encompasses music publishing rights, master recording rights, and publishing assets for film and television, covering over 24,000 released songs plus 60,000 additional unexploited works.

The catalogs include hits by The Weeknd, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Cody Johnson, Rush, Nelly Furtado, and OneRepublic, as well as works featured in film and television franchises including Spider-Man, Breaking Bad, and LEGO Ninjago.

Influence Media Partners was represented by its long-term counsel Howard Schiffman and Stephanie Breslow. The corporate team was led by Alexei Cowett, with support from Carla Tomazella, Sean McGuire, Christian Benson, and Aroma Sharma. Michael Bruno, Alex Lee, and Samuel Preston advised on tax matters. Ryan Tisch, Ty Carson, and Payton Thornton advised on regulatory matters. Prem Amarnani and Kaimeng Xing advised on investment management matters. Daniel Oshinsky, Babatunde Alade, and Alexander Nnabue advised on debt financing matters. Todd Solomon advised on employee benefits and executive compensation matters. Jonathan Ende advised on privacy and cybersecurity matters.

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