Allow the acquisition of song rights to proceed: Intercept Music has declared securing an additional $50 million for catalog financing, with reports indicating that "multiple initial deals" are currently being negotiated.
The substantial portion stemmed from a "private partnership," according to the statements made by the San-Francisco based company which handles distribution and marketing. Intercept Music did not offer further specifics regarding the collaboration beyond this information.
However, it confirmed that Founder and Chairman Ralph Tashjian is a "co-investor and strategic adviser in the partnership." Moreover, Intercept specified that they will particularly focus on U.S. and Latin American catalogs.
In February, MartÃn Roca, a long-time executive at Universal Music Mexico, joined Intercept as the General Manager for Mexico. Also in that month, Raquel Martins, an eight-year veteran from Believe who is stationed in Spain, started her role as a YouTube music services consultant. Additionally, the founder of Bob Frank Entertainment became part of the board.
The productions might include "full or partial rights" concerning intellectual property, stated the firm which is seven years old, also recognizing an emphasis on collections of works with unexplored or insufficiently utilized earnings potential.
Starting from there, according to its own account, the buyer would employ "unique technology, predictive analysis tools, along with their focused marketing platform" to enhance both profits and viewer engagement.
This goes beyond merely securing funds; it represents a pledge to revamp music rights management," clarified Tod Turner, the CEO of Intercept. "This collaboration strongly supports our platform and strategy, enabling us to merge financial resources with advanced tech solutions to enhance value extraction for musicians, lyricists, and copyright holders. It also propels our expansion into both the Latin American and U.S. markets.
Finally, regarding the details of the funding, Intercept clarified that they plan to start securing deals as soon as possible. The company stated, "The catalog management division at Intercept will commence deploying funds right away," adding that "a number of preliminary acquisitions are currently being evaluated."
It will be worthwhile to stay vigilant for upcoming announcements and catalog acquisitions from various companies going forward. Even though there has been a significant number of music intellectual property deals concluded, Intercept is not the only entity interested in acquiring song rights.
In the first four months of 2025, following several significant deals and substantial investments totaling billions in 2024, major financial revelations emerged. These included $200 million for Duetti, $250 million each for Aquarian and Raven Capital, as well as an impressive $1.3 billion infusion into Pophouse Entertainment—approximately 30% of which has already been utilized—from some notable players in the market.
In 2025, numerous catalog acquisitions (detailed in DMN Pro’s Music IP Acquisition Tracker) were made for works by artists such as Deadmau5, Snow Patrol, Morgan Wallen, DJ Khaled, The Notorious B.I.G., T-Pain, and many more.
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