Ari Emanuel Gets $173.8 Million Cash Payout From Endeavor Go-Private Deal With Silver Lake

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Ari Emanuel converted a portion of his ownership interest in Endeavor into a cash payment of $173.8 million with Silver Lake’s deal to take the company private, according to a regulatory filing.

Patrick Whitesell, a top Endeavor exec who’s leaving the company, received $100 million in cash. Emanuel, who founded the talent agency in 1995 and most recently served as CEO of Endeavor, is now executive chairman of the newly renamed WME Group, which will be led by Mark Shapiro.

Emanuel also continues as CEO and executive chair of TKO Group, which houses UFC, WWE and other sports properties. Per an Endeavor filing Monday related to the go-private deal, on March 22, 2025, Emanuel and his living trust updated the exec’s rollover agreement to exclude $173,805,032.50, which he received as a cash payment with the closing of the Silver Lake transaction.

In total, Emanuel rolled over ownership interests with a total value of $290.27 million into the newly private company, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., which is the parent company of WME Group and TKO Group.