Snoop Dogg Acquires Death Row Records Brand from MNRK Music Group
February 9, 2022
Entertainment icon Snoop Dogg has acquired the Death Row Records brand from MNRK Music Group, which is controlled by private equity funds managed by Blackstone. Terms were not disclosed; the deal returns ownership of the iconic Los Angeles-based label to one of its original artists and positions Snoop to lead the brand's next chapter.
- Buyers
- Snoop Dogg
- Targets
- Death Row Records
- Sellers
- MNRK Music Group, Blackstone (as controller of MNRK)
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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