Investec downgrades Hipgnosis Songs to 'Hold' after catalogue sale to Blackstone-backed fund

‘The board has fallen short here’

Valeria Martinez
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Investec has downgraded Hipgnosis Songs from ‘Buy’ to ‘Hold’ after the trust announced it would be selling a fifth of its music catalogues for $465m, in a bid to re-rate its share price.

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