Influence Media Partners has completed its acquisition of substantially all of Anthem Entertainment's assets in a transaction valued at more than US$600m, closing on 5 November 2026 a deal it agreed in July.
Why Influence Media Partners (with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock) is buying Anthem Entertainment (substantially all assets: music publishing catalogues, film and TV publishing assets and master recordings)
The deal significantly enlarges Influence Media's rights portfolio, adding stakes in more than 24,000 released songs and around 60,000 unexploited works, including catalogue spanning pop, country and rock as well as film and television publishing.
Deal terms and financing
The acquisition was made in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. Truist led the debt financing and acted as financial adviser to Influence Media; Goldman Sachs was Anthem's exclusive financial adviser. According to Billboard, as reported by Music Business Worldwide, Compact Media and the Anthem Entertainment platform were excluded.
Regulatory approvals and timing
The transaction, which had been expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, has now completed.
Market context
Anthem, based in Toronto, holds catalogue including Rush's 'Tom Sawyer', according to Music Business Worldwide. Institutional investors such as BlackRock continue to back music-rights platforms.
