EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

UK-based music publishing (holding) company, d with PRS (IPI #87019563). Forms part of the "EMI Music Publishing Group" and operating under this name since 21 January 1974. Formerly incorporated as "d Music Publishers Ltd" on 4 December 1957. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and d / subsidiary companies istered the publishing rights of over 1.3 million songs.

The roots of the company were founded in 1957 as "d Music Publishers Ltd.", which was a newly formed UK-based holding company, established for the purpose of worldwide exploitation and exchange of copyrights. Founded by the "Big 3", Robbins, Feist, Miller, the US-based partnership of publishing firms, and the UK-based Francis, Day & Hunter Group. Principal companies (not including local subsidiaries) held within this company included Robbins Music Group, Leo Feist Ltd.

In 1958 in the UK, Macmelodies Ltd.

In 1972, EMI Ltd. (EMI) (successor of Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.) acquired "d Music Publishers Ltd." and subsidiaries from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) for $8.75 million; following the acquisition, EMI Ltd. would subsequently bring all its publishing operations under the control of this newly acquired (holding) company. On 7 December 1974, d Music Publishers Ltd. was renamed EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

A majority holding was obtained in Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd. in 1997.

On 19 November 1999, it acquired a majority (51%) holding in Gang Forward Ltd.), subsequently acquiring the outstanding equity (except for one share retained by John Anthony Smith) in 2004.

In November 2011, Citigroup, Inc., agreed to sell Universal Music Group) and its worldwide music publishing businesses to a consortium of investors that primarily consisted of Sony Corporation of America, Estate of Michael Jackson, Mubadala development and Blackstone's Group GSO Capital Partners LP. The sale of EMI Music Publishing Ltd. was completed on 29 June 2012.

Since 2012, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. has been istered by Sony/ATV, and formed part of the DH Publishing Group (Partnership). On 22 May 2018, EMI Music Publishing Group, of which it already owned 30%, the £1.7 billion deal would make Sony the largest music publisher in the world, subject to regulatory approval, due to it already owning the rights to over 2 million compositions via its other music-related companies. The takeover was approved by European regulators on 26 October 2018, with the deal being completed as of November 2018.

Full legal entity name: EMI Music Publishing Limited
Company status: Active
UK Company number: 00594758
Incorporated: 4 December 1957 as 'd Music Publishers Limited'
Name change: 21 January 1974
Immediate parent shareholder: EMI Music Publishing Finance (UK) Limited
Ultimate parent and controlling party: Sony Corporation

Name variations as found on this profile:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- EMI Music Pub. Ltd.
- EMI Music Publ. Ltd.
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd
- EMI Music Publishing Limited
- E.M.I. Music Publishing Ltd.

Related to:
EMI Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.