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# Warner Music Group & KKR Preparing EMI Bid
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/warner-music-group-kkr-preparing-emi-bid/
- Published: 2010-03-15T10:19:35.000Z
- Updated: 2010-03-15T10:19:35.000Z
- Description: (UPDATED) Warner Music Group is in talks with private equity group KKR to launch a bid for to buy portions of EMI. The two have met to structure a deal. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/03/warner-music-group-kkr-preparing-emi-bid.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

[![image from penny-auction.org.uk](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201310fa1b490970c-250wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201310fa1b490970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) (UPDATED) Warner Music Group is in talks with private equity group KKR to launch a bid for to buy portions of EMI. The two have met to structure a deal if the music group is put up for sale in the coming months, according to [reports](http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry%5Fsectors/media/article7061024.ece?ref=hypebot.com). EMI is under an end of March deadline to offer a restructuring plan or lender Citigroup may take over. 

KKR is said to be most interested in EMI's profitable publishing arm, and WMG has coveted the recorded music division for nearly a decade. Observers put the value of EMI Music Publishing at £1.2B ($1.8B US), but a sale price for the rest of EMI's assets is much tougher to calculate. Recorded music accounted for 55% of EMI’s £293M ($4.4M US) [earnings last year](https://www.hypebot.com/why-emi-is-in-trouble-guy-hands-paid-too-much/) before restructuring costs, but declining sales and a discontent roster of artists leave observers wondering how much the company will be worth in the future.