Merck Mercuriadis Plans to Unite Eight Management Companies Under New Hipgnosis Venture

Merck Mercuriadis is planning a new artist-management venture with eight companies in the mix. According to Billboard, Hipgnosis Artist Partnerships will bring those management businesses together under his new operation.

Mercuriadis outlined the plans at the Music Tectonics conference in Santa Monica. The proposed combination puts the scale of the venture front and center, though the supplied report summary leaves the participating companies and the structure of their partnership unspecified.