Music Industry Moves: Avex Secures $100 Million for Catalog Acquisitions, Harry Chapin Estate Partners With Primary Wave

Home Music News Apr 28, 2026 1:47pm PT Music Industry Moves: Avex Secures $100 Million for Catalog Acquisitions, Harry Chapin Estate Partners With Primary Wave By Andrew Flanagan Plus Icon Andrew Flanagan Latest Michael Jackson’s Nephew Slams Media Ahead of ‘Michael’ Biopic Release: ‘Can’t Wait ‘Till Some Critics Have to Eat Crow’ 6 days ago Kraftwerk Loses Two-Decade-Long Copyright Dispute After Court Rules Unauthorized Sample Was a ‘Pastiche’ 6 days ago Music Industry Moves: Laufey Re-Ups With Warner Chappell, Will Receive ASCAP’s Creative Voice Award; Miles Gersh Upped to EVP at Warner Records 3 weeks ago See All Avex Music Group, the global music company of Japanese entertainment giant Avex helmed by CEO Brandon Silverstein, has announced the launch of a $100 million fund to be aimed at catalog acquisitions, structured through a financing deal with City National Bank. According to the announcement, the deal was funded by $50 million in equity alongside up to $50 million in non-recourse debt financing. (Pictured above, L-R: Ryan Kamada, CFO; Brandon Silverstein, CEO; Spencer LeBoff, Senior VP, all with Avex Music Group.) Related Stories From Local Producer to Global Player: How Chile's Fabula Scaled Across Borders