Jay Z buys Verdane Capital VIII portfolio company Aspiro

Please use the following links to read international news articles about the acquisition of Aspiro, a Verdane Capital VIII portfolio company (through Streaming Media AS).

Search for Asprio on www.ft.com (subscription required to read news articles)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/media/jay-z-buys-the-music-streaming-firm-aspiro.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2994068/Jay-Z-staged-crisis-meeting-Madonna-Kanye-West-Daft-Punk-Coldplay-Jack-White-Nicki-Minaj-Beyonc-Rihanna-buying-56m-Swedish-music-streaming-firm-artists-profit.html


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