What is Bowie’s date of birth?
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8 January 1947.
What was novel about Moody’s involvement?
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A first for the asset class.
What happened to catalogue ownership when the notes matured?
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Borrowing, not selling.
Why were the notes downgraded?
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The underlying royalties weakened.
How old was Bowie when he died?
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Two days after his sixty-ninth birthday.
What did the Bowie Bonds establish for the wider market?
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The catalogue deals of the last decade descend from it.
How were Bowie’s holdings handled after his death?
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Which is why the estate was never itemised.
What did the bond structure require the royalties to do?
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Standard securitisation mechanics.
Which decade’s albums formed the collateral?
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Twenty-five albums across that span.
What later transaction did Bowie’s estate complete?
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After his death, and distinct from the 1997 deal.
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