Home / Business and Economy / Catalog Firm Bella Figura Secures $100M for Acquisitions, Inks Sony Deal
Catalog Firm Bella Figura Secures $100M for Acquisitions, Inks Sony Deal
3 Nov
Summary
- Bella Figura Music expands to U.S. market, hires former Capitol exec Gary Gersh
- Firm's catalog worth over $160M, plans $100M more in acquisitions in next year
- Inks global administration deal with Sony Music Publishing
In November 2025, Bella Figura Music, a London-based catalog firm, is making a significant move into the U.S. market. The company, founded in 2022 by former BMG U.K. President Alexi Cory-Smith and Neelesh Prabhu, has accumulated a catalog worth more than $160 million – a nearly 50% increase in its portfolio value this year.
To guide its expansion plans, Bella Figura has hired former Capitol Records executive Gary Gersh as chairman and inked a global administration deal with Sony Music Publishing. Gersh, known for signing Nirvana and Sonic Youth, will be a key adviser in Bella Figura's careful and precise U.S. expansion.
With backing from Freshstream Investment Partners and the Canadian pension fund OPTrust, Bella Figura plans to deploy another roughly $100 million in the coming year to grow its portfolio, which Cory-Smith likens to a "Ferrari garage" of classic hits. The firm's recent acquisitions include the iconic British publisher RAK and the independent label Jeepster Records, which holds the rights to several Belle and Sebastian and Snow Patrol albums.
