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EMI boss loses court case

News: 5th November 2010 by Louise Dodgson under Record Labels

It's probably not a great day if you're Guy Hands. It's all over the news today so you've probably already heard that Guy Hands was unsuccessful in his attempt to claim that he was wrongly advised by Citigroup when he purchased EMI for £4.2 billion back in 2007. What a load of silly bankers! Ahem.

So what lies in store for the label and Mr Hands? Apparently his reputation is in tatters after such a bad financial decision. Could EMI be bought out by another major label? We'll just have to wait and see...

Related Links

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/8111452/Guy-Hands-loses-court-battle-over-EMI.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/04/guy-hands-loses-emi-fraud-case

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11699413

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57f7ab3b9757aad364fa37ffe0ae6be2

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/190e9fa0-e856-11df-8995-00144feab49a.html#axzz14Ozn031u


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emi, record label, guy hands, major label, record company, terra firma, citigroup

 

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