Universal Music Group

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$801.52M
Local Amount - EUR 750M

Amount

Post-IPO Debt

Stage

06.06.2023

Date

3

all rounds

$8.65B

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Universal Music Group is a global company that offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services.

Related to

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Leviy Publishing

Leviy Publishing is a music publishing subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing.

Sector

Media

Subsector

Publishing

Keywords

Publishing, Music

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founded date

01.09.1934

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Post-IPO Debt

IPO status

Private

Description

It owns and administers copyrights to musical compositions, sells artist and music branded products through various sales points, and is the largest of the three major global record labels. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Capitol Records, and Motown Records, among others. Its catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises and Universal Strategic Marketing. Additionally, the company includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide, and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle, and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world.
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Date 
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Money Raised 
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People

Founders
3
David Gould
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David Gould

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David Gould

Brian Brater
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Brian Brater

Brian has spent the last 20 years building and monetizing massive audiences around pop culture. Before co-founding AuDigent he co-founded the legendary Rawkus Records (sold to Universal Music Group in 2004), where he signed and developed classic artists like Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Eminem, and Dr. Luke. In 2007 he co-founded digital media giant UPROXX (sold to Woven Digital in 2014), the #1 Entertainment News and Culture destination for millennial males. In 2011 he co-founded Big Frame (sold to Dreamworks Animation and merged with AwesomenessTV in 2014), one of the dominant multi-channel networks providing talent representation and influencer marketing for some of the world’s biggest Youtube stars. Brian is a lifetime New Yorker and a proud jazz musician and electronic music producer.

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Brian Brater

Jarret Myer
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Jarret Myer is the Co-Founder at UPROXX, Big Frame & Rawkus Records.

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Employee Profiles
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Adam Rappoport

Adam Rappoport

Director of eCommerce and Label Services

Chris Yenn

Creative director, global content and artist strategy

Olivier Robert-Murphy

Olivier Robert-Murphy

Executive Vice President

Owen Hurst

Director, digital marketing and consumer engagement

Chantal Solkesz

Insights and online concepts

Chelsea Cloud

Senior director, brand partnerships

Erica Paul

Vice president, international digital marketing

Jennifer Knox

Senior director, communications

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