{"id":19161,"date":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/jamen-capital-merlin-complete-curve-royalty-systems-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","slug":"jamen-capital-merlin-complete-curve-royalty-systems-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/jamen-capital-merlin-complete-curve-royalty-systems-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamen Capital, Merlin Complete Curve Royalty Systems Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/merlin-and-jamen-capital-acquire-curve-royalty-systems-from-universal\/\">Jamen Capital<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/umg-sells-curve-royalty-systems-to-merlin-and-jamen-capital\/\">Merlin<\/a><\/strong> have completed their acquisition of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/universal-music-group-sells-curve-royalty-systems-to-merlin-and-jamen-capital\/\">Curve Royalty Systems<\/a><\/strong> from <strong>Virgin Music Group<\/strong>, following final approval from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\">European Commission (EC)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The sale was required as a condition of the EC clearing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalmusic.com\">Universal Music Group<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s $775 million acquisition of <strong>Downtown Music Holdings<\/strong> through Virgin Music Group. Curve was previously part of Downtown Music Holdings.<\/p>\n<h2>Ownership and leadership<\/h2>\n<p>Curve now operates as an independent, standalone business backed by Jamen Capital and Merlin. <strong>Richard Leach<\/strong> remains CEO, and the existing management and day-to-day teams stay in place.<\/p>\n<p>Its products, services and client relationships are unchanged.<\/p>\n<h2>Services and clients<\/h2>\n<p>Founded in 2019, Curve provides royalty processing services across recorded music and publishing. Its client list includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Armada<\/li>\n<li>Defected<\/li>\n<li>Epitaph<\/li>\n<li>Exceleration<\/li>\n<li>Reservoir<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonypictures.com\">Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Virgin Music Group<\/li>\n<li>Netflix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Richard Leach said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCompleting this transaction gives Curve the independence, stability and backing we need for the next stage of our development. For our clients, it is very much business as usual: the same team, products, service and commitment to protecting their data and interests. What changes is our ability to invest more ambitiously in the future. 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