WME Parent Endeavor Acquired By Silver Lake As Longtime Investor Takes Company Private
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deadline.comSilver 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, the companies said today.
Emanuel, who founded the Endeavor talent agency in 1995 and most recently served as CEO of Endeavor, is now executive chairman of WME Group and continues as CEO and executive chair of TKO Group.
Mark Shapiro will lead WME Group as president and managing partner in conjunction with Christian Muirhead and Richard Weitz.
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