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Sources on Universal Music Group show a company at a strategic crossroads rather than a clear win or loss. Ovitz and Ackman proposed a friendly take-private around CEO Lucian Grainge after the stock fell about 10 points below its IPO price; one family holds 28%. Iovine says Universal invested in Complex to build enterprise value. Lesson: own your distribution and build beyond licensing.
David Senra · Founder of CAA Michael Ovitz: "I Just Knew I Was Going to Outwork Every One of Them"David Senra · Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by DreDavid Senra · Aug 9Ovitz and Bill Ackman proposed a friendly take-private built around CEO Lucian Grainge, with Ovitz as chair, as the stock slid about 10 points under its IPO price. The decision rests with one family holding 28% of the stock.
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David Senra · Feb 1Universal invested in Complex to build enterprise value instead of just licensing music. Iovine says labels that license catalogs to every AI company will feed a dragon that eats them.
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