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add WMG bids -- who's 10?

10 OUT OF 10: OK, it’s been widely reported that a total of 10 bids came in last week for WMG, and we’ve painstakingly assembled the 10 names that have come up in various published reports, because we’re there for you. Along with the above-mentioned BMG Rights Management and Ron Burkle's Yucapia Companies, the list comprises Live Nation, Tom GoresPlatinum Equity, Ron Perelman, Permira, Poju ZabludowiczTamares Group, Sony, Len Blavatnik and the combination of Larry Mestel’s Primary Wave and Oaktree Capital Management. The last two jointly entered a $1.5 billion bid for Warner/Chappell, the N.Y. Post reported last Friday. Imagem, rumored to be in the hunt early on, has yet to be mentioned, while UMG is said to be sitting this one out. (4/12a)