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song catalog due diligence
Royalty Review Council assists potential buyers in assessing acquisition opportunities by providing financial consulting on song catalogs available for sale. Before acquiring a catalog, it is vital that you assess the gross and net income figures received and retained being represented by the seller.

Song Catalog Due Diligence Procedures

Some of our song catalog due diligence procedures include:

  • Financial due diligence procedures in connection with publishing and administration catalog acquisitions, including review of accuracy of representation of Net Publisher's Share
  • Financial due diligence procedures in connection with record label and/or sound recording rights acquisitions
  • Research in connection with musical compositions and/or sound recordings to determine uses that may be unknown to a rights holder. This type of research may disclose illegal and/or unreported uses of copyrighted material
  • Research to determine unknown song publishers and/or unknown song ownership shares in connection with the licensing of musical compositions
Fast Fact
Royalty Review Council has advised on song catalog acquisitions that exceed over $1 billion in aggregate value.