For a company that’s only been running for one and a half years, Kobalt Neighbouring Rights is already building up a bit of a reputation.

Claiming neighbouring rights royalties owed from collecting societies across the globe on behalf of the estate of Michael Jackson, Max Martin, new acts like Ellie Goulding and Jake Bugg as well as living legends like Bob Dylan, the KNR client list makes for an agency that’s as diverse as it is lucrative, having already delivered ...