Akin Advises Francisco Partners on its Investment in the Combination of Muse Group and Hal Leonard

December 4, 2023

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(New York) – Akin has advised Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses, on its growth investment and funding for the combination of legendary sheet music publisher Hal Leonard and Muse Group, an industry leader in music content and creation.

The partnership is expected to create a leading global music learning content platform, with a competitive position in the music creation industry.

The Akin team was led by special situations & private credit co-leader Dan Fisher and included fellow partner Catherine Goodall; corporate partner Ashton Barrineau Butcher; tax partners Joshua Williams and Ryan Dahan; international trade partners Melissa Schwartz and Alexis Guinan; counsel Kathryn Betts and Joseph Lumley and associates Matthew Sebbag and Tim Higgins.

More details on the transaction can be found here

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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