Universal Music Offers to Sell Curve to Clear Downtown Acquisition, Reuters Says, Citing Source

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--Universal Music Group offered to sell its royalty services platform Curve to address the European Commission's concerns over its planned $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music, Reuters reports, citing an unnamed source.

--UMG put forward the proposal last week. It told Reuters the company offered a robust remedy to the commission but didn't give any further details.

Full story: https://tinyurl.com/22at43zu

Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com

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