Processing timeline
12
days
Filed
18 May 2026
Decision Due
1 July 2026
Est decision date: 16 June 2026. Based on 8 decided Technology, Media & Telecoms notifications.
Acquirer
Primary Wave
Target
Kobalt
Other parties
KOBALT MUSIC SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, PWMP Ventures, LLC, Brookfield Corporation, Primary Wave Music IP Fund 4, LP, Primary Wave Music IP Fund 4 GP, LLC
Primary Wave KB Holdings, LP, a US-based music acquisition and publishing company, intends to acquire substantially all interest units of Kobalt Music Group Topco L.P. from Francisco Partners Management, L.P. Kobalt is a digital royalty collection and music publishing administration company. This transaction is in the music publishing industry.