Universal Music Group
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Universal Music Group Key Employees
Name Job Title
Fast Facts
Chief Operating Officer,
1755 Broadway, New York, 10019, United Zach Horowitz
Headquarters Address President
States of America
Chief Financial Officer,
Nick Henny
Telephone + 1 212 8418000 Vice Chairman
Chairman, Chief Executive
Lucian Grainge CBE
Fax + 1 212 3312580 Officer
Chief Executive Officer -
Tom Bennett
Website www.umusic.com Bravado Division
Chairman and Chief
Ticker Symbol, Stock Exchange N/A Executive Officer -
Jesus Lopez Universal Music Latin
Number of Employees 6,967 America & Iberian
Peninsula
Fiscal Year End December Chairman - Universal
Mel Lewinter
Motown Records Group
Revenue (in US$ million) 5,932.00
Company Overview
Revenue (in EUR million) 4,449.00
Universal Music Group (UMG), a subsidiary of
Vivendi, is one of the global leading music
companies based in the US. It discovers,
SWOT Analysis develops, markets and distributes recorded
music. The company also sells and distributes
Strengths Weaknesses music videos and DVD products, and licenses
recordings. It also distributes music online over
Dominant market position Decline in operational performance cellular, cable and satellite networks. The
company’s core business includes recorded
Strong portfolio of labels Strategic alliances music and music publishing. Its portfolio of
record labels includes Deutsche Grammophon,
Diverse business portfolio Disa, ECM, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope
Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music
Opportunities Threats Group, A&M and Octone, and Barclay. The
company operates through a network of
subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees in 77
Strategic alliances Foreign exchange risk
countries, representing 98% of the music
market. UMG is headquartered in New York, the
Amendment to performance rights act Copyright protection US.
Digital distribution and emerging
technologies Key Competitors
Capitol Records, Inc.
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.
Chrysalis Group PLC (Ticker: CHS)
EMI Music Publishing
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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Universal Music Group
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Business Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Company Overview ................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Business Description ..............................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Major Products and Services .................................................................................................................................6
2 Mergers & Acquisitions and Partnerships ............................................................................................. 7
2.1 M&A and Partnerships Strategy .............................................................................................................................7
3 Recent Developments ............................................................................................................................. 9
4 SWOT Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 SWOT Analysis - Overview ..................................................................................................................................11
4.2 Strengths ..............................................................................................................................................................11
4.3 Weaknesses .........................................................................................................................................................11
4.4 Opportunities ........................................................................................................................................................11
4.5 Threats ..................................................................................