Endeavor's $25 billion go-private deal with Silver Lake closed. Ari Emanuel is giving up the CEO role, with the renamed WME Group led by Mark Shapiro.

Ari Emanuel, the new executive chairman of WME Group, is taking out $175.8 million in cash as Endeavor is acquired by Silver Lake Partners. The transaction announced this morning creates a private ...

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.

Endeavor is now a private company as the $25 billion acquisition by Silver Lake was completed on Monday, marked by a ...

Patrick Whitesell received a $100 million cash payout, though both men rolled over most of their equity into the now-private company.

Emanuel will become executive chairman of the newly-named WME Group, Mark Shapiro will lead it as president and managing director, while Whitesell exits to launch a new Silver Lake-backed venture.

Was all the merging and acquisitioning worth the effort for Ari Emanuel and WME, which is now back to focusing on agenting?

When Endeavor yanked its IPO on Thursday, the move marked a rare and humbling stumble for Hollywood power agent Ari Emanuel, and left questions about what’s next for his firm. Sept. 30 ...

Silver Lake, Endeavor's longtime investor, closed its acquisition of the company led by Ari Emanuel and is taking it private.

Read more: For brash deal-maker Ari Emanuel, IPO collapse is a rare stumble, and his biggest challenge yet In 2024, Endeavor reported revenue of $7.1 billion, up 30% from the previous year.