Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.

UK music publishing and holding company, affiliated with PRS (IPI #74985037). Incorporated 20 Aug 1930 as Peter Maurice & Co. Ltd., and renamed on 10 August 1931 to 'The Peter Maurice Music Company Limited'. Principal activities: music publishing and management services to subsidiaries and affiliates.

Full legal entity name: Peter Maurice Music Company Limited (The)
UK Company number: 00250282
Current status: Dormant

In 1959 Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. is merged into Keith Prowse Music Pub. Co. Ltd. (with that company becoming the immediate parent), alongside parent KPM Music Ltd. (Keith-Prowse-Maurice) is formed in 1960. In 1969 the K.P.M. Music Publishing Group, which Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. formed part of, was acquired by Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI) from the Rediffusion Group.

In 1972 ultimate parent EMI Ltd. acquires Affiliated Music Publishers Ltd. (a UK-based holding company established by Robbins, Feist, Miller and the Francis, Day & Hunter Group), with the K.P.M. Music Publishing Group subsequently being brought under the control of this newly acquired company. Affiliated Music Publishers Ltd. is renamed EMI Music Publishing Ltd. in 1974.

As of 1978, immediate wholly-owned subsidiaries included: KPM Studios Ltd.- KPM Studios (which was established on the 1st July 1976), World Copyrights Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (New York), KPM Music Ltd., Editions Musicales Peter Maurice SA (France), Expansive Sound Productions Ltd. (dissolved 14th Jan 1978), Macmelodies Ltd., Imperia Music Co. Ltd., Forest Hills Music Ltd., Worldwide Music Co. Ltd. - World Wide Music Co., Ltd., Television Music Ltd. (dissolved 16th Oct 1977), 50% owned - Marlboro Music Ltd., Moss Rose Music Ltd., Cooper Music Ltd., Combine Music Ltd., Garnett Music Ltd., Peter Maurice (Belgolux) Sa (Belgium), Edizioni Musicali Peter Maurice SARL (Italy) and Raintree Music Ltd. (25%).

On the 1st July 1978, Editions Musicales Peter Maurice SA and a subsidiary of B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., Editions Feldman S.A., were merged into Editions France Melodie SA, with the company retaining a 26% holding.

The company remains a subsidiary of EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and forms part of the DH Publishing Group.

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