Tech Daily Dose: Who's In, Who's Out: Live Nation Merger http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/whos-in-whos-out-live-nation-m.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2010 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:42:00 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Who's In, Who's Out: Live Nation Merger Public Strategies and Live Nation have parted ways as the Justice Department continues probing the music giant's pending $2.5 billion all-stock merger with Ticketmaster. Live Nation, which spun off from media conglomerate Clear Channel Communications in 2005, hired Public Strategies and Brunswick Group to manage its image during the merger process and has worked with attorneys at Latham & Watkins, CongressDaily reported earlier this year (subscription required).

Public Strategies spent $270,000 advocating for Live Nation in the first quarter of 2009 and $30,000 in the second quarter, according to lobbyists' filings. The firm also registered to represent Ticketmaster in April and racked up $30,000 in the second quarter. Additionally, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher spent $60,000 in the second quarter lobbying for Ticketmaster. In March, Akin Gump registered to represent Live Nation. The firm spent $80,000 in the first quarter and $30,000 in the second quarter on that work.

In related news, former Recording Artists' Coalition national director Rebecca Greenberg registered to lobby last month on behalf of Ticketmaster. Greenberg joined Irving Azoff's team at Ticketmaster when the coalition founded by Don Henley of The Eagles was folded into the Recording Academy in January. Azoff served as a RAC board member and is a longtime manager for Henley and his band.

]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/whos-in-whos-out-live-nation-m.php?rss=1 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/whos-in-whos-out-live-nation-m.php?rss=1 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:42:00 GMT