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About the company
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited is a Guernsey-based investment company. The Company is focused on building a diversified portfolio by acquiring catalogs that are built around hit songs. The Company’s investment objective is to provide shareholders with an attractive and growing level of income, together with the potential for capital growth, from investment in songs and associated musical intellectual property rights. Its investment policy is to diversify risk through investment in a portfolio of songs and associated musical intellectual property rights. It seeks to acquire 100% of a songwriter’s copyright interest in each song, which would comprise their writer’s share, their publisher’s share and their performance rights. Its subsidiaries include Hipgnosis Holdings UK Limited, Hipgnosis SFH I Limited, RubyRuby (London) Limited, Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, PB Songs Ltd and Hipgnosis SFH XX Limited. Hipgnosis Song Management Ltd (HSM) acts as the Company’s investment adviser.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)117.72m
- Net income in GBP-105.12m
- Incorporated2018
- Employees39.00
- LocationHipgnosis Songs Fund LimitedFloor 2, Trafalgar Court, Les BanquesPO Box 286SAINT PETER PORT GY1 4LYGuernseyGGY
- Phone+44 1 481716000
- Websitehttps://www.hipgnosissongs.com
Profile
| Management group(s) | Hipgnosis Song Management Limited |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | Royalties |
| ISIN | GG00BFYT9H72 |
| Launch date | 11 Jul 2018 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To provide shareholders with an attractive and growing level of income, together with the potential for capital growth, from investment in songs and associated musical intellectual property rights.
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Management & contract fees
Management fee 1%. p.a. of the Average Market Capitalisation up to GBP 250m; 0.9% p.a. from GBP 250m and up to GBP 500m; and 0.8% p.a. in excess of GBP 500m. Performance fee equals to 10% of the excess Total Return. Contract is terminable on 12 months' notice.
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