Apollo Invests in Sony Music Group

Paul, Weiss advised Apollo on its $700 million capital solution to Sony Music Group, an affiliate of Sony Group Corporation, for investments in the music industry. The investment was made on behalf of Apollo’s affiliated and third-party insurance clients and other investors.

The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Gregory Ezring, Robert Zochowski and Brian Finnegan, and included, among others, partners John Scott, Stefan Arnold-Soulby, Thomas de la Bastide, Ross Fieldston, Luke Jennings, Matthew Goldstein and Nadeem Waeen, and counsel Justin Fraterman, Elizabeth Scherer, Zuzanna Knypinski, David Levine and Daniel Meade; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; tax partners Brad Okun and Cian O’Connor, and counsel Patrick Karsnitz; litigation partners Gregory Laufer and Lynn Bayard; restructuring partner Kyle Kimpler; antitrust counsel Chad de Souza and John Magruder; and executive compensation counsel Jake Glazeski.