Cutting Edge assists R2M in sale of its publishing catalogues to BMG.

Leading music publisher Cutting Edge has expanded beyond its established music for media business to assist the owners of music publishing catalogues with the operation, administration and exploitation of their assets.

Cutting Edge managed the operation of the R2M catalogue on behalf of R2M over an 18-month period, and more recently assisted R2M in the successful sale of its music publishing and related assets to BMG in February 2012. During this period asset NPS was stabilized and increased.

Cutting Edge can provide deep industry expertise to the owners of music publishing copyrights in addition to providing access to the company’s exploitation avenues and opportunities in media. By maximizing both administration accuracy and catalogue exploitation Cutting Edge can help improve revenue and catalogue value.

The R2M catalogue contains a range of international hits from the past four decades including songs recorded by Jim Croce (“Time In A Bottle”), Faith Hill (“This Kiss”), Tupac (“California Love”), Neil Sedaka (“Laughter In The Rain”), The Fifth Dimension (“Up, Up and Away”), The Carpenters (“Solitaire”), Zapp, REO Speedwagon, Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Shalamar and S-Club 7. R2M also owned Country and Gospel music
catalogues as well as rights to Germany’s classic band Die Toten Hosen.

Cutting Edge is one of the world’s leading publishers and providers of music services for media music having recently worked on films including “The King’s Speech”, “Drive”, “The Woman In Black” and “The Grey”, with international brands including Barclaycard, L’Oreal and Nestlé and on commercials for Vauxhall, Blackberry and American Airlines.

The Cutting Edge Group has offices in London, Los Angeles, New York and Louisiana.