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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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CAA Names New Managing Directors, Expands Agency Board As Leadership Structure Evolves

Creative Artists Agency has reintroduced managing directors, naming nine today, and announced a big expansion of its agency board as its leadership structure evolves.

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CAA’s Century City Headquarters Evacuated Over Threatening Phone Call

CAA‘s headquarters in Century City has been evacuated after a threatening phone call was made to the uber-agency Thursday, prompting the quick exit of all personnel from the building at 2000 Avenue of the Stars.

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CAA Motion Picture Agent Risa Gertner Retiring

Risa Gertner, for decades a top rep of writers and directors at Creative Artists Agency, has turned in her retirement papers. She spent 27 years in the CAA motion picture department, and will depart the agency in January.

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Risa Gertner, Longtime CAA Movie Agent, to Retire in January

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Longtime CAA film agent Risa Gertner is set to retire in January after nearly 30 years with the agency. Gertner’s list of clients over the years has included such writers, directors and producers as Tony Gilroy, Barry Jenkins, Kenya Barris, Ron Howard and Simon Kinberg.

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CAA Reminds Agents To Use Common Sense On Social Media

CAA reminded its staff about its common sense social media policy.

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CAA’s Co-Head Of Film Maha Dakhil Resigns From Board & Steps Down From Leadership After Controversial Social Media Post

Maha Dakhil, who was Co-Head of Motion Pictures at CAA, has stepped down from leadership and resigned from the agency’s internal board after her controversial comments on Israel’s response to the Hamas terror attacks.

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Hollywood Allies Are Essential for Combatting Antisemitism

Ted Deutch You can never have too many allies, especially when some are the biggest entertainers on the planet. I witnessed that in the aftermath of Feb. 14, 2018, when a gunman rampaged through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and murdered 17 people.

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Francois-Henri Pinault’s Artémis Closes Deal For Majority Stake In CAA – Update

UPDATED with deal closing: CAA and Artémis on Monday said that its deal for Artemis to acquire a majority stake in CAA has officially closed.

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Hollywood Chews on CAA’s French Connection: Artemis Deal Is Big Win for Leadership Trio But What About Clients and Senior Staff?

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer A studio head once told me that CAA’s top three leaders – Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett – had claws beneath their velvet gloves. It was a backhanded compliment, as the CEO was praising the trio’s devotion to their incredibly famous clients while also bemoaning their hard-driving negotiating style.

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TPG’s Majority Stake In CAA Acquired By Francois-Henri Pinault’s Artémis; Bryan Lourd To Be Named CEO

Creative Artists Agency has a new majority owner in French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault. After months of negotiations. Artémis, the Pinault family’s investment company, has agreed to acquire the majority stake in CAA that was previously held by global investment firm TPG.

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CAA Sells Majority Stake to Francois-Henri Pinault’s Artemis

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault has completed his acquisition of a majority stake in Creative Artists Agency. Through his family investment company Artemis, Pinault replaces private equity player TPG as the primary holder of one of Hollywood’s superpower talent agencies.

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Power of Law Honoree Craig Emanuel on Legal Legacy in Hollywood, Combatting Antisemitism and Goal to ‘Lead From Strength’

Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features Entertainment attorney Craig Emanuel, Variety’s 2023 Power of Law honoree, remembers the day he got a phone call asking if he would be interested in meeting with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. “I knew that they were meeting with a lot of lawyers around town, and I really didn’t think we were going to get selected,” says Emanuel. “A lot of the other law firms were boutique entertainment firms that had huge client lists.” “Months went by, and I thought, you know, nothing’s happening,” Emanuel continues. “And then Richard Lovett, president of CAA, who reps Tom and Rita, called me one evening on the phone. I was at dinner with my partners, and Richard said, ‘I’ve got some good news, you have a new client.’”

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CAA Promotes Five Training Program Graduates

CAA has promoted five graduates of its CAA Elevate training program: Justin Corporan-Browning, Allison Lin, PJ Picon, Tiziana Vazquez and Sophie Wiener.

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CAA to Relocate Headquarters to New Century City Center Tower in 2026

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterCAA is moving its Los Angeles headquarters to a larger location in Century City in the wake of its pending acquisition of ICM Partners. The agency will leave its current spot on Constellation Boulevard and head across the street to the under-construction Century City Center tower in 2026.Per CAA, “JMB Realty’s 37-story, state-of the-art commercial tower, designed by Johnson Fain, will feature two acres of gardens and courtyards and close access to retail stores, restaurants, hotels, fitness centers and other amenities.