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...It advised talent agency William Morris Endeavor on the sale of a minority stake to private equity group Silver Lake in 2012 and the group’s acquisition of sports agency IMG the following year....
...Hollywood entertainment group Endeavor and its private equity partner Silver Lake, which have controlled Learfield since 2018, will become minority partners under the restructuring terms....
...Other private equity deals in the agency world included Silver Lake’s investment in Ari Emanuel’s William Morris in 2012 and EQT’s investment in United Talent Agency last year....
...They certainly should after the entertainment group announced a long-expected go-private sale to its existing majority shareholders this week. The deal values Endeavor’s equity at $13bn....
...The price is a 55 per cent premium to where Endeavor’s stock was trading in late October, when the sports and entertainment business led by Ari Emanuel said it was exploring strategic alternatives....
...Silver Lake first invested in Endeavor in 2012 when it was called William Morris Endeavor, a standalone talent agency run by Emanuel....
...Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor Group, the sprawling entertainment conglomerate, may soon go private. One might ask why it went public at all....
...Endeavor drafts a private equity sequel It was meant to be an underdog tale, when entertainment heavyweight and Ultimate Fighting Championship owner Endeavor Group filed for an initial public offering in...
...An aggressive dealmaker, he merged Endeavor with rival William Morris, acquired sports media group IMG and Ultimate Fighting Championship, along with about 20 more transactions....
...And Silver Lake said last month that it was considering taking entertainment group Endeavor private again after the company and its chief executive Ari Emanuel became frustrated with lacklustre share price...
...The company has acquired rival William Morris Agency and sports agency IMG. Additional reporting by Sara Germano...
...On Tuesday, Endeavor announced the completion of its deal to acquire World Wrestling Entertainment and house it under a newly listed entity that also includes UFC....
...Morris Endeavor and the sale of the Buffalo Bills American football team....
...But Endeavor is in the process of completing the $9.3bn acquisition of World Wrestling Entertainment, which stages scripted wrestling matches....
...The combination will allow Endeavor to reach WWE’s estimated 1.2bn global fans, an audience that exceeds even UFC’s 700mn followers. Live content remains king in the entertainment industry....
...Elsewhere, Warner Music Group reports before the opening bell, while Endeavor Group reports this afternoon....
...CAA was founded in the 1970s by Michael Ovitz and other agents fleeing the William Morris Agency....
...Its co-chief executive Egon Durban is chair of Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor Group, which in April announced an all-stock merger of Ultimate Fighting Championship with World Wrestling Entertainment that would create...
...In 2019, she moved to one of the biggest talent agencies in the world, the US-based William Morris Endeavor....
...“People are worried across the board,” said Steve Kram, chief executive of investment group Content Partners, LLC, and former chief operating officer of William Morris Agency....
...The industry leader was created in 2009 when William Morris Agency combined with Endeavor, led by Ari Emanuel. The group went public last year and has a market capitalisation of about $10.5bn....
...Securities filings show it is set to make a juicy $65mn fee from WWE’s recently announced $21bn combination with Endeavor’s Ultimate Fighting Championship....
...It’s rare for Trian, which owns a $900mn stake in the entertainment behemoth, to back down so easily....
...IMG, the global talent, modelling, and sports agency, was acquired by William Morris in 2014 to form Endeavor, led by the Hollywood super agent Ari Emanuel....
...Highlights Dana White is the face of Ultimate Fighting Championship, the mixed martial arts series owned by entertainment group Endeavor....
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