Despite Loss, SFX Draws Corporations As Sponsors

SFX, whose portfolio includes festivals around the world, reported that last year it had $170 million in revenue and a net loss of $119 million.

    

SFX Entertainment Enters Sponsorship Deal With Anheuser-Busch InBev

Anheuser-Busch’s sponsorship could be worth $25 million next year and $35 million in 2015 as SFX’s dance festivals grow, said Benjamin E. Mogil, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus.

    



DealBook: Tepid Opening for Promoter of Electronic Dance Music

The company’s goal is to make money from the world of dance music, which has existed on the margins of the music industry for decades but has lately become its hottest genre.

    



SFX Entertainment Prices Its I.P.O. at $13 a Share

The stock offering raised $260 million and values the company, which puts on dance festivals, at $1.05 billion, a person briefed on the matter said.

    



Drug Deaths Threaten Rising Business of Electronic Music Fests

A string of drug-related deaths at big music festivals has highlighted the risks not only to fans, but to the businesses looking to profit from the craze.

    

SFX Entertainment Files for I.P.O

The music company, led by the media executive Robert F.X. Sillerman, is looking to raise up to $175 million through an initial public stock offering.

    

Media Decoder Blog: SFX Entertainment Buys Major Stake in Dutch Festival Promoter

The deal with ID&T, perhaps the biggest in the market so far, will give SFX a major foothold on the global festival circuit as it tries to build a $1 billion media empire centered on dance.

Media Decoder Blog: WPP to Invest in SFX Entertainment

The $20 billion advertising giant, with major agencies like JWT, Grey and Young & Rubicam under its umbrella, will invest an estimated $10 million in Robert F.X.Sillerman’s company, SFX Entertainment.

Media Decoder Blog: SFX Entertainment Buys Electronic Dance Music Site

SFX Entertainment paid just above $50 million for Beatport, people briefed on the matter said. The site is the pre-eminent download store for E.D.M.