Merck Mercuriadis

Visiting Professor

Merck Mercuriadis is founder and CEO of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a UK-listed investment company established to “offer investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual property rights”.

Hipgnosis has raised a total of over GBP £1.05 billion (gross equity capital) through its Initial Public Offering on 11 July 2018, and subsequent issues in April 2019, August 2019, October 2019, July 2020 and September 2020.

Mercuriadis is also the founder of Hipgnosis’ Investment Adviser, The Family (Music) Limited, which has assembled an Advisory Board of music industry experts that includes award-winning members of the artist, songwriter, publishing, legal, financial, recorded music and music management communities.

Mercuriadis is a veteran artist manger, having worked with globally successful recording artists such as Nile Rodgers, Elton John, Guns N’ Roses, Morrissey, Iron Maiden and Beyoncé, and hit songwriters such as Diane Warren, Justin Tranter and The-Dream.