Endeavor (company)

Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.
Formerly
  • William Morris Endeavor (2009–2013)
  • WME-IMG (2013–2017)
Company typePublic
NYSEEDR
IndustryTalent and literary agencies
Predecessors
Founded2009 (2009)
in Beverly Hills, California, United States
Headquarters
Beverly Hills, California
,
United States
Key people
RevenueIncrease US$5.96 billion (2023)
Decrease US$320 million (2023)
Increase US$357 million (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$21.5 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$4.78 billion (2023)
Number of employees
c. 10,000 (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websiteendeavorco.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly William Morris Endeavor and WME-IMG) is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California, United States.[2][3] The company was founded in April 2009 after the merger of the William Morris Agency and Endeavor Talent Agency. Endeavor represents artists in film, television, music, theater, digital media, and publishing.[4] It also represents the NFL and NHL.[5] Endeavor owns Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and is majority owner of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) through TKO Group.[6][7] In collegiate athletics Endeavor-Learfield IMG represents The American, A10, Big 12, Conference USA, Horizon League, MAC, MEAC, OVC, SEC and WCC.

The group additionally owns a 20% stake in film and television production company Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content), with the remaining 80% owned by South Korean entertainment and retail company CJ ENM.[8][9] Endeavor is headed by CEO Ari Emanuel and executive chairman Patrick Whitesell.

In April 2024, Silver Lake announced a deal to take Endeavor private, offering $27.50 per share in cash, valuing the company at $13 billion.[10]

  1. ^ "Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 28, 2024. pp. 8, F-4, F-5. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "WME IMG Holdings LLC – Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Sebastian, Dave (September 16, 2019). "Endeavor Group Could Raise $712 Million in IPO". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  4. ^ Garrahan, Matthew (December 6, 2011). "Rewriting the Hollywood script". Financial Times. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "What Talent-Agency Merger Could Mean for Brands". Ad Age. April 28, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Damon Martin (March 31, 2021). "Endeavor closes deal for 100 percent controlling interest over UFC ahead of planned IPO, Elon Musk joins board of directors". MMA Fighting. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference deadline-cj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fifth Season was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Talent agency Endeavor to go private in $13bn deal with Silver Lake". www.ft.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.

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