Wasserman Taps Providence Equity Executive Steve Murray To Lead M&A, Strategy

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Casey Wasserman‘s fast growing sports, music, and entertainment group Wasserman has hired Steve Murray as EVP of Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategy.

He joins from private equity giant Providence Equity Capital, where he was a principal on their investment team. Providence took a significant equity investment in Wasserman in 2022 and Murray has worked with the company on key transactions in recent years.

He started several weeks ago and continues to be based in Boston. “Steve’s nearly fifteen years of experience sourcing, structuring and executing highly complex and transformative transactions, paired with his deep knowledge of the sports, music and entertainment industries globally, are a perfect match for our business as we look to accelerate our pace of acquisition in this next leg of our growth,” said Wasserman CFO Elena Rochelli.

She said Murray has worked closely with the company so knows it well and “will play a leading role in Wasserman’s growth strategy moving forward.” “I’m excited to formally join Wasserman and be a part of such a talented team,” said Murray. “I am eager to contribute to our next phase of growth and pursue new M&A opportunities to expand Wasserman’s services, capabilities, and geographic presence.