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The company owns and operates some of the largest and most successful labels in the world, including Elektra Records, Reprise Records, Warner Records, Parlophone Records (previously owned by EMI), and Atlantic Records. WMG also owns Warner Chappell Music, one of the world's largest music publishers.
Warner Music Group is owned by institutional shareholders (26.92%), insiders (6.40%), and public (66.68%). The largest institutional shareholder of Warner Music Group is CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS (2.56% of total shares) and the top mutual fund owner is FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES (1.43% of total shares).
5 days ago · Yesterday FORBES and other news outlets reported that billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries was on the verge of purchasing Warner Music Group.
May 16, 2023 · What we’ve learned: the largest minority shareholder in Warner Music Group is Boston-headquartered Fidelity Investments. The financial services firm reported in a February 2023 filing that it controlled 17.18 million ‘Class A’ shares in WMG.
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In 2004, Warner Music Group was acquired by a group of investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. for approximately $2.6 billion. This acquisition marked a significant transition to private ownership. Subsequent IPO and Growth Strategies. WMG returned to the public market in June 2013, pricing its initial public offering at $25 per share.
Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) is owned by 26.92% institutional shareholders, 2.20% Warner Music Group insiders, and 70.88% retail investors. Stephen Forbes Cooper is the largest individual Warner Music Group shareholder, owning 6.92M shares representing 1.34% of the company.
Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. for $2.6bn in February 2004. WMG held an initial public offering of stock on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005, and remained publicly traded until its next big sale six years later.