•Michael Poster is the Partner-in-Charge of M&R’s New York office and the firm’s Music Acquisitions & Financing Chair. In that capacity, he represents clients in corporate and financing transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital investments, and debt and equity financings, with a focus on music industry deals. In fact, he is one of the few attorneys in the country with a deep knowledge of the music business, on the one hand, and extensive experience in sophisticated corporate, private equity, finance and M&A transactions, on the other.
•With an approach to transactions that is both practical and business-focused, Michael is an extraordinarily effective strategic counselor and deal manager. Among other things, he is called upon to facilitate the purchase and sale of music companies and recording and publishing catalogs, as well as private equity acquisitions, venture capital investment, joint ventures and bank financing in the music space. Particularly versed in asset-based lending and the use of copyrights and other intellectual property as collateral in finance transactions, Michael’s roster of clients includes financial institutions, record labels, music publishers, entertainment-focused investment firms, and technology companies.