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Downfall of the world's most debauched record label: A broom cupboard hiding a sordid sex den. A secret budget for rock stars' drugs. But it all came crashing down... when Sir Paul McCartney accused EMI of becoming too boring
19 Oct 2025 00:51 GMT
… dozens of executives, musicians and party animals who … of rock – EMI was the biggest record company in the … to ban the software, record companies – including EMI – made the terrible … Guy Hands, the head of a private equity investment outfit called Terra Firma …
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Party-loving rock icons, a £200k fund for drugs and hookers and dirty protest – how record company EMI went up in smoke
10 Oct 2025 20:28 GMT
… the world’s coolest record company’s demise came after … equity investor Guy Hands bought EMI with his company Terra Firma Capital Partners … Guy’s approach worked.
EMI’s Beatles back catalogue …
Musicians such as Lily Allen fumed.
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Guy Hands took over EMI …
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Guy Hands’ Hand Picked Hotels chain cuts staff wages
03 Jan 2025 19:50 GMT
… by the private equity tycoon Guy Hands and his wife, Julia … ’s private equity group Terra Firma banked £6 billion by … casual staff without permission.
Guy Hands was one of the most … music group EMI, which later collapsed. He resigned as chairman of Terra Firma …
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The darker side of Guy Hands’ legacy
23 Dec 2024 09:41 GMT
… Guy Hands announced he was stepping down as chair of Terra Firma … about founding Terra Firma.
In London, potential Terra Firma recruits … firm acquired record label EMI for £4bn. A music buff whose … memoir about EMI.
Terra Firma struggled to service EMI’s debt …
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Guy Hands’ property firm eyes deals after selling MoD homes
22 Dec 2024 02:08 GMT
… by private equity tycoon Guy Hands is hunting for major … million in September.
• Guy Hands, the Terra Firma terror, may be bowing out … set up private equity firm Terra Firma, which then paid £ … wholly owned subsidiary of Terra Firma Capital Partners plans to …
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Guy Hands, the Terra Firma terror, may be bowing out
18 Dec 2024 00:33 GMT
… Times three years ago, Guy Hands described what he wanted … according to the Terra Firma website. Terra Firma also runs the Hands … the exit. EMI eventually collapsed, leaving Terra Firma clients $2. … thoughts, referencing the country musician Kenny Rogers in an …
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Guy Hands-linked property firm sells 36,000 military homes back to mod for £6bn
17 Dec 2024 11:51 GMT
The deal sees Annington, which was acquired by Hands’ private equity group Terra Firma in 2012, hand back its 999-year lease on the so-called Married Quarters Estate in exchange for £5.99bn. The amount is nearly double the £3.2bn Terra Firma paid for …
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Guy Hands’ Annington Sells Military Homes in £6 Billion Deal
17 Dec 2024 11:24 GMT
(Bloomberg) -- Guy Hands’ Annington Property Ltd. agreed to … Annington, now backed by Hands’ Terra Firma Capital Partners, in a deal …
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Billionaire Guy Hands’ property firm sells military homes to MoD for £6bn
17 Dec 2024 08:37 GMT
… property company linked to Guy Hands has agreed to sell … said.
In 2012, Terra Firma bought Annington from the Japanese … private equity investors, launched Terra Firma in 2002 and has … in investments, including the record company EMI, Tilia Homes and Welcome …
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Music video streaming service Roxi in management buyout
20 May 2025 16:08 GMT
Executives at music video streaming service … Roxi. The interactive TV music channel will be available free … U2 bassist Adam Clayton, Terra Firma founder Guy Hands, British businessman Jim Mellon … lead of TMT at Rothschilds Warner Mandel.
Skip Flenniken, VP …