HarbourView, on monitor to surpass $4B in property below 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 embrace Tracy Chapman‘s Quick Automobile, Child Can I Maintain You, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, She’s Acquired Her Ticket, and Crossroads.
Additionally coated 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 way of greater than 75 worldwide awards and Grammys nominations,” stated 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 accomplice 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 accomplice 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 yr later.
His credit additionally embrace Joe Jackson‘s Look Sharp!, Evening 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 a long time.
Based on its newest press releases, HarbourView had amassed roughly USD $3.88 billion in regulatory property below administration (AUM) as of December 31, 2025.
That determine was round $1.2 billion increased than the earlier yr’s equal (December 31, 2024), which stood at $2.67 billion.
Again in April 2024, HarbourView – which launched in 2021 – stated that its regulatory AUM at that time was roughly $1.5 billion.
In different phrases, HarbourView’s property below administration greater than doubled between Q2 2024 and This fall 2025 – and now look on monitor to simply surpass $4 billion (and doubtlessly extra) this yr.
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 below administration… this consists of any uncalled dedicated capital pursuant to an obligation to make a capital contribution to the fund.”
Based on its press launch right now (September 3), HarbourView presently manages a “diversified catalog of ~41,000+ songs throughout each grasp recordings and publishing earnings 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 tune depend has climbed to roughly 41,000 throughout grasp recordings and publishing earnings streams.
