Show Notes
In our final bold prediction before Trapital Summit, Guillaume de Chalendar, Executive Vice President and Head of Media and Entertainment Banking at Banc of California, joins us to discuss the growing wave of capital entering the music industry.
Guillaume explains why artists and rights holders may borrow against their catalogs instead of selling them, along with the risks of overleveraging valuable music assets. We break down lender rights, foreclosure risk, capital stacks, rising loan-to-value ratios, and why choosing the right lender and advisors matters more than ever.
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02:22 Capital Influx02:43 Catalog Loans03:22 Foreclosure Risk06:12 Banks vs. New Lenders06:40 Sell, Borrow, or Stack?08:23 Music ABS Growth11:08Trapital Summit
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