“This acquisition marks a major milestone for Influence Media and reflects the momentum we’ve built as a platform,” Lylette Pizarro McLean, Influence Media founder & co-managing partner, said in a statement. Billboard reported in June that Influence Media partners bid slightly above $650 million to beat around a dozen competing offers for Anthem’s music assets. Paul Braude, CIO of direct private opportunities group at BlackRock, described Anthem’s catalog as “the high-quality, scaled intellectual property assets” BlackRock looks for. “Influence Media has built a differentiated platform with deep industry expertise and strong talent relationships, and we are pleased to broaden our partnership through this transaction,” Braude said in a statement. Anthem Entertainment CEO Jason Klein, said Anthem built a diverse collection of songs over its two decades.