Overview
- Warner Music Group said Wednesday it signed a definitive deal to buy Revelator, with closing targeted for next quarter and no price disclosed.
- The B2B platform, founded in 2012, provides digital distribution, rights management, royalty accounting, and real-time analytics for hundreds of clients.
- Warner plans to fold Revelator’s software into its global operations and ADA while keeping service for current Revelator customers.
- CEO Robert Kyncl and founder Bruno Guez said the partnership will combine Revelator’s tools with Warner’s scale to support more labels and artists.
- The move follows major-label buys of indie distributors, including Virgin Music’s $775 million Downtown purchase that faced EU scrutiny and Concord’s acquisition of Stem.