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Ari Emanuel cedes role as Endeavor chief after Silver Lake completes takeover

Silver Lake has completed its acquisition of Endeavor, taking it private and renaming its assets as WME Group.
Ari Emanuel has transitioned from CEO of Endeavor to Executive Chairman of WME Group.
Patrick Whitesell will become CEO of a new platform for investment.
The deal marks a total enterprise value of $25 billion and is the largest private equity transaction in media and entertainment history.

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Australian Financial Review

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Endeavour’s Ari Mervis reviews BWS owner’s sprawling operations

The company’s largest shareholder, the Mathieson family, said they were open to talking to “anyone who will help make this business succeeded”.

7 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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Financial Times

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Ari Emanuel cedes role as Endeavor chief after Silver Lake completes takeover

Powerbroker takes step back at talent agency he founded in move that underscores changing of the guard in Hollywood

9 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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WME Parent Endeavor Acquired By Silver Lake As Longtime Investor Takes Company Private

Silver Lake has successfully taken publicly traded Endeavor private again, closing its acquisition of outstanding shares that will see the entertainment giant led by Ari Emanuel wave goodbye to the New York Stock Exchange after four years. The Endeavor brand will no longer be used publicly. Its collection of assets will operate under WME Group, […]

9 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Variety

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Ciao, Endeavor: Ari Emanuel Gives Up CEO Role as $25 Billion Go-Private Deal Closes; the Renamed WME Group Led by Mark Shapiro

Endeavor's $25 billion go-private deal with Silver Lake closed. Ari Emanuel is giving up the CEO role, with the renamed WME Group led by Mark Shapiro.

9 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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artreview.com

Ari Emanuel changes roles as Endeavor goes private

Ari Emanuel. Photo: Paul Smith/Endeavor. Courtesy Frieze Global sports and entertainment company Endeavor, the parent company of Frieze, was officially acquired by the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners on Monday at an equity value of $13 billion. The Endeavor Group, which also has a controlling ownership stake of the WWE and UFC, has been renamed WME Group, and founding CEO Ari Emanuel is now executive chairman. Endeavor’s stock prices ha…

8 days ago

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SEC filing: Ari Emanuel and a trust controlled by Emanuel received a payment of $174M in connection with the Silver Lake deal; Patrick Whitesell received $100M

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: SEC filing: Ari Emanuel and a trust controlled by Emanuel received a payment of $174M in connection with the Silver Lake deal; Patrick Whitesell received $100M — Patrick Whitesell received a $100 million cash payout, though both men rolled over most of their equity into the now-private company.

8 days ago

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