issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message mama & company type private subsidiary industry entertainment founded 2005 1 headquarters london england uk number of locations 9 venues 2014 area served uk 1 key people rory bett ceo kirsty mcshannon coo gary ezard finance director richard thompson non executive chairman tim farazmand non executive director andrew mcmurray non executive director . products concerts divisions venues festivals & events supporting services subsidiaries hoxton square bar and kitchen the forum the institute the garage the ritz the arts club the great escape festival lovebox festival somersault festival wilderness festival global gathering godskitchen eclectricity website www.mamaco.com mama & company is a live music and lifestyle entertainment company which was founded in 2005 and owns and operates a number of live music venues and festivals in the united kingdom . the company s portfolio includes six london venues and three regional venues hoxton square bar and kitchen the forum in kentish town the garage in islington the institute in birmingham the ritz in manchester and the arts club in liverpool . the venues range in capacities from 300 to 2 300 . in addition mama operates festivals and events which include lovebox london 3 wilderness oxfordshire the great escape brighton somersault north devon globalgathering stratford upon avon godskitchen and future gods events . history edit on 11 june 2007 the company purchased the hammersmith apollo 4 and the forum . 5 the same year mama group acquired mean fiddler holdings limited 6 the company which owned the jazz caf the garage the borderline and held a majority share in g a y. on 6 march 2008 the group acquired the picture house edinburgh from luminar liquid limited a subsidiary of luminar group holdings plc. 7 on 1 april 2008 mama acquired the institute birmingham and on 13 june 2008 they acquired a majority share in global gathering group limited formerly angel music group limited 8 the company which owns globalgathering godskitchen and future gods brands . mama acquired 100 % of global gathering group limited in 2011 . on 22 september 2008 mama group acquired heaven london limited the company which owns the leasehold of the heaven nightclub . 9 on 15 january 2009 hmv group purchased a 50 percent stake in mama group . the new company mean fiddler group limited operated 11 venues across the united kingdom including the hammersmith apollo the forum in kentish town the garage jazz caf the edinburgh picture house digbeth institute in birmingham heaven g a y bar g a y late the borderline and aberdeen s moshulu . 10 11 in january 2010 hmv bought the whole of the mama group in a deal worth 46m . 12 hmv sold the hammersmith apollo to aeg live and eventim uk in may 2012 for 32 million . 13 it sold the remainder of mama & company to management backed by lloyds development capital in december 2012 for 7.3 million which also included the company s 50 % stake in mean fiddler group excluding heaven and the g a y businesses . 14 mama acquired east village arts club formerly the masque liverpool on 5 february 2013 15 and hoxton square bar and kitchen on 13 march 2013 . 16 in 2015 mama was acquired by ln gaity a joint venuture of live nation uk and the parent company of mcd productions . 17 references edit a b about us . mama & company . retrieved 29 january 2013 . mama group . digitallook . retrieved 21 january 2009 . mama acquires 100 % of lovebox . music week . retrieved 4 april 2013 . announcements mama group plc announces purchase of the hammersmith apollo . mama group plc. retrieved 21 january 2009 . mama group acquire the forum . music week . retrieved 4 april 2013 . bowers simon 14 august 2007 . the mean fiddler comes to mama . london the guardian . retrieved 4 april 2013 . announcements mama group announce acquisition of edinburgh venue . mama group plc. retrieved 21 january 2009 . announcements mama group announce completion of acquisition of angel music group limited . mama group plc. retrieved 21 january 2009 . announcements mama group announce acquisition of heaven london limited . mama group plc. retrieved 21 january 2009 . leroux marcus 15 january 2008 . hmv group plugs into live music market . london the times . retrieved 21 january 2009 . announcements mama group announces joint venture with hmv in the live venue market . mama group plc. retrieved 21 january 2009 . hmv buys mama group in live music takeover deal . bbc news online . 23 december 2009 . retrieved 4 april 2013 . hammersmith apollo in london sold by hmv to stage c . bbc news online . 31 may 2012 . retrieved 8 october 2012 . anne sylvaine chassany 3 december 2012 . hmv sells mama group music arm to ldc . financial times . retrieved 22 january 2013 . liverpool venue the masque to join mama group . music week . retrieved 4 april 2013 . . london city a.m. 19 march 2013 http www.cityam.com article mama buys hoxton bar kitchen 19m . retrieved 4 april 2013 . missing or empty title help live nation acquires uk s mama through gaiety investments jv external links edit official website v t e live nation entertainment divisions live nation live nation network ticketmaster artist nation subsidiaries academy music group 51 % bigchampagne df concerts part owner festival republic majority owner gods of metal hard events mama & company joint venture 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