Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global

Concord announced the acquisition of Broadway Licensing Global (“BLG”). BLG’s family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights, will now become part of Concord Theatricals. The acquisition does not include Stageworks or the Broadway On Demand streaming service. Concord Theatrical offers comprehensive services to creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording, and first-class producing.  Concord was advised in the transaction by Stephen E. Sessa and Ross D. Williams of Reed Smith, Carolyn J. Casselman of Davis Wright Tremaine, and Pedro Miranda Lopez of KPMG. Lisbeth R. Barron of Barron International Group acted as Concord’s exclusive financial advisor. BLG was advised in the transaction by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Jeffrey Horwitz, Lara Miller, and Laura Addicott of Proskauer Rose. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...