The outstanding achievement signifies the pair’s stellar work in their field and the wealth of talent shared between them.
The article praised Richard and Alasdair for providing their clients with a ‘global perspective’, as well as their major transactions during the past year, which included the sale of Lil Peep’s recordings catalogue to the late rapper’s estate and the sale of Arctic Rights Management, one of the largest independent publishers in Scandinavia, to Peermusic.
Congratulations, Alasdair and Richard!
Speaking on the accolade, Partner Alasdair George, and Head of our Music department, Richard Baskind, commented: “We are both delighted to receive the recognition, after a great year of work from SMB’s Music department which goes from strength to strength. We look forward to continuing to support all of our clients with a first-class service.”
More information on SMB’s music department can be found here.
Billboard subscribers can read the full ranking here.
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