HarbourView, on observe to surpass $4B in property underneath administration, acquires David Kershenbaum’s producer royalties – together with Tracy Chapman’s Quick Automobile
HarbourView Fairness Companions has acquired David Kershenbaum‘s curiosity in producer royalties and associated rights throughout a run of grasp recordings he produced.
They embody Tracy Chapman‘s Quick Automobile, Child Can I Maintain You, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, She’s Bought Her Ticket, and Crossroads.
Additionally lined are Joe Jackson‘s Steppin’ Out, Is She Actually Going Out With Him, and Breaking Us in Two, plus Marc Cohn‘s Strolling in Memphis and Gallagher & Lyle‘s I Wanna Stick with You.
The transaction was introduced on Thursday (September 3). Monetary phrases weren’t disclosed.
“David Kershenbaum‘s profession as an American music producer consists of collaborations with artists together with Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman, and Joe Jackson, and recognition by greater than 75 worldwide awards and Grammys nominations,” mentioned Sherrese Clarke, Founder and CEO of HarbourView Fairness Companions.
“His physique of labor spans a variety of artists and recordings which have reached audiences throughout genres. We’re excited to welcome David to the HarbourView household and to steward this catalog and the artistic work it represents.”
“We’re excited to welcome David to the HarbourView household and to steward this catalog and the artistic work it represents.”
Sherrese Clarke, HarbourView
Mentioned Kershenbaum: “All through my profession, I’ve had the privilege of working with extremely proficient artists to create music that has linked with listeners all over the world,”
“HarbourView shares my appreciation for nice songs and the creators behind them, and I’m excited to associate with a crew that understands this physique of labor.”
“HarbourView shares my appreciation for nice songs and the creators behind them, and I’m excited to associate with a crew that understands this physique of labor.”
David Kershenbaum
Kershenbaum produced Chapman‘s self-titled debut, launched in 1988, and its follow-up Crossroads a 12 months later.
His credit additionally embody Joe Jackson‘s Look Sharp!, Night time and Day, and Physique and Soul, together with Marc Cohn‘s self-titled debut.
Kershenbaum‘s work has earned 4 Grammy nominations over a profession spanning greater than 5 many years.
In response to its newest press releases, HarbourView had amassed roughly USD $3.88 billion in regulatory property underneath administration (AUM) as of December 31, 2025.
That determine was round $1.2 billion greater than the earlier 12 months’s equal (December 31, 2024), which stood at $2.67 billion.
Again in April 2024, HarbourView – which launched in 2021 – mentioned that its regulatory AUM at that time was roughly $1.5 billion.
In different phrases, HarbourView’s property underneath administration greater than doubled between Q2 2024 and This autumn 2025 – and now look on observe to simply surpass $4 billion (and probably extra) this 12 months.
Clarifying its regulatory AUM updates, HarbourView notes in its press releases: “Regulatory AUM for personal funds are calculated whatever the nature of the gross property underneath administration… this consists of any uncalled dedicated capital pursuant to an obligation to make a capital contribution to the fund.”
In response to its press launch at the moment (September 3), HarbourView at present manages a “diversified catalog of ~41,000+ songs throughout each grasp recordings and publishing revenue streams”.
As lately as August 2024, HarbourView was reporting roughly $1.5 billion in regulatory AUM, throughout greater than 60 music catalogs and a few 29,000 songs.
The catalog depend has stayed at “over 70+” in HarbourView‘s releases ever since, whereas the music depend has climbed to roughly 41,000 throughout grasp recordings and publishing revenue streams.
