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Could Uncertainty in the Global Markets Boost Music Investments?

As tariffs roil the global markets, will investors turn more to music as a safe bet for their money? It depends.

“The royalties space has been relatively calm over the last week given the volatility seen elsewhere, with many investors expecting their portfolios to remain resilient as they have been through other macroeconomic and geopolitical events, although it’s still early days,” says Stephen Otter, managing director at the Swiss-based private equity firm Partners Group. Shot Tower Group, a Baltimore-based boutique investment bank, said that investor interest in music assets remains high despite industry reports of slowing streaming growth, although that outlook could change if macro-economic uncertainty persists, or a trade war were to take hold. Brian Richards, managing partner at the music-focused investment bank Artisan, tells Billboard, “We haven’t seen any evidence of pullback in the music market during this past week of turbulence.”

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