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Rightsline Acquires Real Software Systems, Expanding From Hollywood Into A Global Ip Commerce Powerhouse

Mar 10, 2022•over 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

Rightsline

Acquired Company

REAL Software Systems

Media And Entertainment

Description

Rightsline, the leading rights and finance management platform for the media and entertainment industry, announced today that it has acquired REAL Software Systems to extend its core IP rights management services to fully support end-to-end financial and royalties workflows while simultaneously expanding its market from media and entertainment into gaming, publishing, consumer products, life sciences and high tech, among other global industries.

Company Information

Company

Rightsline

About

Rightsline is an IP Commerce deal, rights, strategy and finance platform. Serving global companies spanning several industries including media and entertainment, gaming, publishing, consumer products, life sciences and high tech, Righstline’s cloud-based enterprise SaaS platform provides IP owners of all sizes with tools for managing and monetizing the full intellectual property lifecycle giving finance, legal, operations and strategy teams 360-degree visibility. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Rightsline has offices in New York, Boston, Toronto and London. Rightsline’s customers include Amazon, BBC Studios, Google, IBM, Merck, EA and Hallmark, among other leading global IP holders. For more information, please visit rightsline.com and join the conversation on LinkedIn.

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