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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87680, member: 27"] A $200 million indie financing platform just swallowed a valuation firm to bolt serious data infrastructure onto its two-month-old operation. Pipeline snaps up Clarty Partners' core assets [LIST] [*]Pipeline acquired Clarty's proprietary valuation tech and IP. [*]Clarty was founded in 2023 by former BMG executives. [*]Stéphane Hubert and Pierre Suignard built the systems. [*]Financial terms stayed undisclosed on this deal. [/LIST] Both founders land key Pipeline roles [LIST] [*]Hubert and Suignard join Pipeline's investment underwriting division. [*]Hubert also grabbed an Investment Committee seat. [*]Matt Spetzler welcomed them as founding team members. [*]Hubert called it a chance to scale their analytics platform. [/LIST] Pipeline barely launched before making moves [LIST] [*]Platform emerged from stealth back in late January. [*]Merlin partnership gives indie artists royalty-backed advances. [*]Spetzler's Jamen Capital bankrolled the $200 million operation. [*]The goal is to become the biggest indie music funder globally. [/LIST] Acquisition transforms Pipeline's entire model [LIST] [*]Clarty's royalty ingestion systems get folded in completely. [*]Forecasting tools cover publishing and recorded revenue streams. [*]Pipeline now calls itself a data-driven financing platform. [*]No confidential client data from prior Clarty work transferred. [/LIST] Spetzler carries heavyweight music finance credentials [LIST] [*]Over $5 billion in completed music and audio investments. [*]His board seats span Kobalt, Soundtrack, and Muse Group. [*]Francisco Partners' Kobalt acquisition was partly his handiwork. [*]Pipeline's leadership team has touched $8 billion in music IP. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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