Investment in music copyrights? Now, that's music to my ears...

How do we find a private special situations investment? What kind of work do we do before making such an investment? What is our role once the initial investment is completed?

In this podcast Riccardo Cumerlato, Client Director at M&G Investments, sits down with Fund Manager, Andrew Amos, to talk about an innovative investment in the area of music copyright royalties and how M&G has taken a differentiated approach to investing in the asset class.

Host: Riccardo Cumerlato, Client Director, M&G Investments
Speaker: Andrew Amos, Fund Manager, M&G Investments

 

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