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Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterCAA has closed its acquisition of fellow mega Hollywood talent agency ICM Partners.“Today marks a new chapter in the history of our company, positioning us better than ever to deliver extraordinary opportunities for many of the world’s preeminent artists, athletes, thought leaders, brands, and organizations in entertainment, sports, and culture,” CAA’s co-chairmen Kevin Huvane, Bryan Lourd and Richard Lovett said in a statement announcing the close of the Tuesday. “We are thrilled to welcome our new ICM colleagues to CAA, and look forward to combining their expertise, relationships, and resources with those of our agents and executives around the world.

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Talent Manager Chris Huvane Dies at 47

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorChris Huvane, a partner and manager at Hollywood firm Management 360 and former magazine editor and PR executive, died Sunday night. He was 47.The cause was an apparent suicide, according to Deadline.

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CAA Leaders, ICM Partners Chief on What’s Next for the Agencies After Blockbuster Deal

CAA acquiring ICM Partners came together in secret over a short period of time — so much so that longtime insiders at both agencies were learned of the deal moments before the news was formally announced on Monday.To CAA’s trio of leaders — Bryan Lourd, Richard Lovett and Kevin Huvane — and ICM Partners’ chief Chris Silbermann, the fact that the talks were kept quiet was a sign that the leaders are temperamentally in sync.“It’s a testament to the reason for the partnership” that word of the talks didn’t leak, Lovett told Variety. The deal raises a host of questions that are still unanswered — from the specific valuation placed on ICM, to how ICM’s leadership team will be integrated into CAA to the volume of layoffs that are inevitable in

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CAA & ICM Honchos Talk Acquisition: Client Benefits, Office Space, Anti-Trust Review

The bombshell acquisition of ICM Partners by CAA will strengthen a collective commitment to client representation, the principals behind the deal said in an interview with Deadline this morning.

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CAA Names Josh Lindgren Head of Podcast Department

CAA is formalizing the creation of a department dedicated to the fast-growing podcast space and has put one of its veteran audio agents in charge of the group. Josh Lindgren has been named head of the agency's podcast department.

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CAA Promotes James Burtson to President, Hires Carol Sawdye as CFO

Creative Artists Agency has promoted CFO James Burtson to president of the Hollywood talent agency. Carol Sawdye, a former COO of the global PwC network of firms, will also join CAA as its new chief financial officer.

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CAA Promotes Jim Burtson to President, PWC’s Carol Sawdye Named CFO

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCAA has promoted Jim Burtson to the post of president, a move that is another sign of generational changes at the agency.CAA’s trio of co-chairmen — Kevin Huvane, Bryan Lourd and Richard Lovett — are staying put. But Lovett is giving up the president title that he has held since 1995.“The primary role of CAA President is understanding that leading is actually serving, and throughout his tenure with CAA, Jim has been tireless in his pursuit of furthering the company’s interests,” said Lovett.

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CAA Lifts James Burtson To President, Hires PwC’s Carol Sawdye As CFO; Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane, Bryan Lourd Remain Co-Chairmen

CAA has elevated its chief financial officer, James Burtson, to president, and brought in former PwC exec Carol Sawdye as CFO.

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‘We Are Really Demanding’: CAA’s Longtime Leaders Reflect on 25 Years at the Helm

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCAA’s longtime leaders had a lot on their minds on the sunny afternoon in late October when Kevin Huvane, Bryan Lourd and Richard Lovett sat down with Variety for a no-holds-barred conversation in Lourd’s Holmby Hills backyard. The trio talked about their unique partnership and why it has endured, the state of the talent representation business, how they’re thinking about succession plans for the agency and why they chose to speak out now.

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‘This Is Our Life’s Work’: CAA’s Leaders on WGA Fight, Dealmaking Challenges and Succession Planning

Kevin Huvane, Richard Lovett and Bryan Lourd are mad as hell.

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The Great Agency Exodus: Top Reps Flee the Majors As Management Civil War Looms

On Aug. 23, CAA co-chairmen Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane, along with president Richard Lovett, convened a hastily assembled all-hands Zoom call with at least one priority in mind: damage control.

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CAA Cuts Pay Amid Pandemic, Agency Heads to Forgo Salary