Media & Entertainment Acquisitions in Tennessee

Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) completed the acquisition of BTC Inc., a leading Bitcoin-focused media and events operator, and UTXO Management GP, LLC, an investment adviser focused on Bitcoin companies. The transaction was paid in Nakamoto common stock (364,795,104 shares, valued at $81.63 million based on the Feb 19, 2026 close) and brings BTC Inc. and UTXO in as wholly owned subsidiaries, adding approximately $80.5 million of combined revenue (12 months ended Sept 30, 2025).

Main Light LLC sold its Nashville location, Main Light South (Antioch), to 3G Productions LLC effective July 1, 2025. The 70,000-square-foot facility transfer lets Main Light refocus on its Wilmington, Teterboro and Las Vegas locations while enabling 3G to expand its national production and equipment rental footprint.

AEG Presents has acquired Nashville-based special events producer Gary Musick Productions and its affiliated Destination Musick City to expand its event production and destination management capabilities. Gary Musick will remain with the business, which will continue operating under its existing names while gaining access to AEG Presents' venues, resources and global network.

Gebbia Media, a subsidiary of Siebert Financial Corp., has acquired Big Machine Rock, the rock imprint associated with Big Machine Label Group (previously held by HYBE America). Scott Borchetta will continue overseeing operations and join Siebert Financial's advisory board, and the label’s artists will remain on the roster while gaining expanded promotional, catalog and cross‑platform resources.

Concord has acquired the music publishing catalog of Mojo Music & Media, adding more than 30,000 songs — including works by REO Speedwagon, KISS and Cheap Trick — to its publishing portfolio. The deal expands Concord's catalog and follows Concord's broader strategic accumulation of publishing assets and recent bid activity in the music-rights market.

Fastmarkets has acquired Hardwood Market Report, a 101-year-old Tennessee-based price reporting agency serving the hardwood and forest-products industries. The deal brings Hardwood Market Report's pricing intelligence and customers into Fastmarkets' global commodity price reporting platform to deepen forest products coverage and expand product and data capabilities.

Yahoo has acquired Wagr, a peer-to-peer social sports betting app, to accelerate and expand Yahoo Sports' gaming and fantasy product offerings. Wagr will be fully integrated into Yahoo Sports; financial terms were not disclosed.

HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired Big Loud Mountain Music's publisher share of select songs from Florida Georgia Line's catalog. The deal expands HarbourView's growing music-catalog portfolio as the firm continues to purchase rights across genres; terms were not disclosed.

HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired the publishing catalog of multi‑Platinum country group Lady A. The acquisition expands HarbourView’s growing music‑catalog portfolio as the firm continues to build a diverse collection of intellectual property in the media and entertainment sector; terms were not disclosed.

HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired the recorded music rights catalog of country artist Brad Paisley. The transaction expands HarbourView's growing music and entertainment portfolio; terms were not disclosed. Fox Rothschild LLP served as legal counsel to HarbourView and Brad Paisley was represented by Greenberg Traurig.

Atairos and NBCUniversal acquired a 30% minority stake in Opry Entertainment Group (OEG) for $296 million ($283M from Atairos, $13M from NBCUniversal), valuing OEG at $1.415 billion. The transaction provides capital to support OEG's next phase of growth while allowing Ryman Hospitality Properties to delever its balance sheet and retain a 70% controlling interest.

Nashville-based content and media company Made In Network received a growth investment from MEP Capital and Cordillera Investment Partners, with Canaccord Genuity advising the company. The financing will support more than $50 million of planned investment over five years into creator talent, Studio Made (branded content), new IP development, expanded production support, podcasts and product/extensions to accelerate the company's creator-led media and commercial services.

Cityneon Holdings has acquired Animax Designs, a Nashville-based animatronics and interactive character studio founded in 1989. The acquisition (structured as a combination of cash and shares) brings Animax's ~150 employees and expertise in animatronics, puppetry and themed-entertainment work into Cityneon's global visitor-experience platform and is expected to immediately contribute to the Group's revenue and profits while expanding its international reach.

Ithaca Holdings LLC, led by Scooter Braun, has acquired Big Machine Label Group from founder Scott Borchetta. The deal, supported by an additional equity investment from The Carlyle Group, transfers BMLG's artist roster, distribution deals, publishing assets and owned masters to Ithaca while Borchetta remains BMLG President and CEO and takes a minority stake in Ithaca.