How to see the future: Billionaire Len Blavatnik & the 2011 purchase of Warner Music Group — a business case study

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Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik made over $30 billion in just two business deals.

The case study covers:

• the impact of the internet on the music industry (remember that ~10 years ago, it was a very scary time for traditional media of all kinds with Netflix & Amazon killing Blockbuster and brick-and-mortar bookstore Borders)
• the rise of music streaming
• Russian Billionaire Len Blavatnik’s business deals
• The purchase and recent IPO of Warner Music Group
• Concise analysis and actionable insights you can use today

Specific Blavatnik deals discussed include:

• the 2004 minority stake in Perform Group
• the 2007 creation of LyondellBasell
• the 2009 bankruptcy of LyondellBasell
• the 2011 acquisition of WMG
• the 2014 acquisition of Perform Group
• the 2020 Warner IPO stake

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