Media + Entertainment

Pryor Cashman represented Miami-based Codigo Entertainment in the sale of Fania Records and Publishing, a famed independent Latin music company, to Concord Music. The sale, which closed July 27, 2018, included approximately 19,000 master recordings and 8,000 compositions by such iconic Latin and R&B artists as Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades.

News of this deal was covered by Variety, Billboard and the New York Times, among other outlets.

The Pryor Cashman Team

Leading the representation of Codigo was John Crowe, Co-Chair of Pryor Cashman’s Corporate and M&A Groups, along with Ronald Shechtman, Counsel Matthew Young, Corporate Associates Michelle Pham and Bridget Henwood, Tax Counsel Rebecca Schmutter and Associate Taylor Weinstein.