Slaughter and May advises Spotify on acquisition of WhoSampled

Slaughter and May advised Spotify on its acquisition of WhoSampled, with Slaughter and May acting for Spotify and WhoSampled as the target of the transaction. The transaction concerns Spotify’s acquisition of WhoSampled, a community-built database founded in 2008 that enables music fans to trace samples back to original recordings. WhoSampled’s technology will be integrated into Spotify’s new SongDNA feature, an interactive view that maps connections between songs and displays collaborators, samples and covers together in one place. Slaughter and May represented Spotify with a team composed by: Corporate and M&A — Andrew Jolly, Partner (Corporate and M&A); James Cook, Partner (Corporate and M&A, Co‑head of Tech); Caroline Robinson, Associate; Helen Footman, Associate; trainees Carys Miller, Jack Davies, Jasmin Kandola and Leanne Ma. Tech, Digital, Data and IP — Laura Houston, Partner; Rebecca Cousin, Head of Privacy, Senior Consultant; Issabella Cardu, Associate; Kathryn Martin Cussons, Associate; Rosie Wilson, Associate; Tayla Byatt, Associate. Competition — Natalie Yeung, Partner; Madalina Secareanu, Associate; Jessica Bardett, Associate. Employment — Philippa O'Malley, Partner; David Rintoul, Senior Counsel; Ben Wilkinson, Associate. Tax — Mike Lane, Partner; Charles Osborne, Partner; Andrew McCue, Associate. Slaughter and May corporate partner Andrew Jolly said, “We were delighted to support Spotify on the acquisition of WhoSampled, technology which plays a key role in the launch of Spotify’s new SongDNA feature.” Slaughter and May co‑head of Tech James Cook added, “This is a great example of our cross‑firm Tech practice in action, as we brought together our Tech experts in M&A, Digital Regulation, Data, IP and Competition law amongst others to support Spotify in delivering the transaction.”

Slaughter and May advises Spotify on acquisition of WhoSampled

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