News Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square USA withdraws IPO, citing investor uncertaintyAckman had significantly reduced the price target for his US-based closed-end fund, before pulling out of the IPO altogether
News Bill Ackman massively scales back expectations for the IPO of his Pershing Square USA, from $25bn to $2bnAckman confirms that IPO will be priced at less than a tenth of original $25 billion target
Analysis News Bill Ackman, a major Universal Music shareholder, just got richer – and much more ambitious. What might this mean for UMG?How Pershing Square's new money-game connects to Universal Music Group – and the music business at large
News Epidemic Sound considers IPO by 2025 (report)The company, which provides royalty-free sound and music to creators, was valued at $1.4 billion in 2021
News StubHub eyes late summer IPO, targeting $16.5B valuation (report)The viagogo-owned ticket resales company has accumulated more than $2 billion in debt
Analysis News Indie labels question if record companies’ share of streaming royalties is ‘undervalued’ vs. music publishers’ slice of the pieA new report from indie label group IMPALA asks if recorded music should have seen its share of the streaming pie grow faster
News Deezer goes public: Spotify rival makes stock market debut on Euronext ParisDeezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira rings opening bell
News Vivendi to present ‘hypotheses’ on Universal Music Group IPO this monthFindings to be presented at meeting on May 17th
News Tencent Music takes first steps towards IPO – reportInvestment banks reportedly invited to pitch for a role
News Tencent Music readies for $25bn IPO in the US – reportChina-based streaming service said to be interviewing potential banks over the next month with plans to float in the US
News Spotify has filed for its IPO – reportThe streaming service is said to have gone ahead with a direct listing over a traditional float
News Spotify isn’t the only major music streaming service planning an IPOChina Music Corp. said to be headed for IPO later this year