Blackstone turns up the volume in bidding war for Hipgnosis Media Blackstone is gearing up to submit a bigger bid for the London-listed fund that owns the rights to songs by Justin Bieber and Shakira.
Hipgnosis board approves £1.1bn Concord takeover offer Media Concord, which is controlled by Alchemy Copyrights, has proposed to buy Hipgnosis in a deal valued at $1.4bn (£1.1bn).