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The speaker and Bill Ackman are pursuing a deal to take Universal Music Group private, with Lucian Grange running operations and the speaker becoming chair.

Reported on David Senra · David Senra · Aug 9, 2026

“we did some diligence, met with Lucien to see if he'd be interested if we did do something, gave him a 41,000 foot overview, made it very clear that a condition proceeding to the deal would be his running the show. We would support it. I would become chair and support him, and particularly in the tech and AI area, which he's very attuned to but could use some help.”

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Universal Music Group is taken private in a deal led by Bill Ackman and the speaker, with Lucian Grange as CEO and speaker as chair.

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