Talent management firm YMU sold for $76M after financial restructuring (Report) – Music Business Worldwide

YMU, the UK-based talent agency representing celebrities like Simon Cowell, Graham Norton, and Nicole Scherzinger, has been acquired by Permira Credit for GBP 60 million (approx. USD $76 million). The news, reported by Deadline on Monday (March 18), comes after YMU reportedly explored financial restructuring in June 2023 as it owes 70 million in debt…

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MGM Denies Claims Bruno Mars Has Debt With Casino: 'Any Speculation Otherwise Is Completely False' – Yahoo Finance Australia

MGM Resorts came to Bruno Mars defense on Monday after rumors circulated about the Grammy winners debt with the casino. In the last week, a report from NewsNation made claims that Mars had racked up over $50 million in gambling debt at MGM. They cited an anonymous source close to the situation that said Mars allegedly…

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Pacific countries trained to better manage public debt using Commonwealth Meridian – Commonwealth

Officials from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu have completed expert training to manage their sovereign debt using the Commonwealth Meridian system. The Commonwealth Secretariat partnered with the Government of Fiji to host a regional training workshop in Nadi from 28 February to 8 March 2024. The training was designed…

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