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Hipgnosis Songs Fund agrees to $1.4bn Concord takeover

The offer price is a 32% premium to the company’s closing price on 17 April

Hipgnosis Songs Fund owns the catalogue of artists such as Shakira
Hipgnosis Songs Fund owns the catalogue of artists such as Shakira Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella

Hipgnosis Songs Fund, home to the catalogue of artists such as Neil Young, Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers, agreed to a $1.4bn takeover by Apollo-backed music company Concord Chorus.

Under the deal, accepting shareholders of the London-listed song catalog fund will get $1.16 in cash for each share held, or about 93.2 pence, the companies said on 18 April.

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