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Strategic Financial Consulting
Know what a catalog really earns before you buy it.
Royalty Review Council has advised on master and song catalog acquisitions exceeding $5 billion in aggregate value, assessing the gross and net income a seller represents before you commit.
Schedule a ConsultationRecord label & song catalog due diligence
Our due diligence procedures.
Before acquiring a catalog, it is vital to assess the gross and net income figures received and retained that the seller represents.
- Financial due diligence in connection with publishing and administration catalog acquisitions, including review of the accuracy of the represented Net Publisher’s Share
- Financial due diligence in connection with record label and sound recording rights acquisitions, to assess the accuracy of the Net Label Share
- Creation of sales books, including financial schedules, for the sale of music assets, and management of data rooms between buyers and sellers of catalogs
- Research into musical compositions and sound recordings to determine uses that may be unknown to a rights holder, which may disclose illegal or unreported uses of copyrighted material
- Research to determine unknown song publishers and unknown song ownership shares in connection with the licensing of musical compositions
Known for financial skill in complex matters.
Royalty Review Council is known in the entertainment and new media industries for financial skill and knowledge in complex matters of accounting, reporting, copyrights, and licensing of creative works: music copyrights, record masters, films and merchandise licenses. Alongside royalty audits, royalty accounting and catalog due diligence, we offer a valuable mix of strategic consulting.
Strategic consulting
Specialist advice when the stakes are high.
Distribution Rights
Analysis of the distribution rights of existing licenses for new business models and acquisitions.
Distribution Licenses
Assistance to obtain the licenses required for the distribution or transmission of creative works.
Royalty Reporting Requirements
Review and identification of the data collection and royalty reporting requirements owed to licensors when licensed recordings and compositions are exploited through methods such as apps.
Operating Scenario Modeling
Spreadsheet models of traditional music industry royalty accounting or your own business model, to project operating scenarios from the sale of creative works.
Audit Report Review
Review of and response to audit reports submitted to record labels and publishers, to determine the accuracy of the claims and the amount payable.
Start with a conversation
Evaluating an acquisition?
Tell us about the catalog and your timeline. We will scope the due diligence and what we need from the seller.