Wasserman, a global leader in sports, music and culture, has finalized a transaction to acquire legendary entertainment management and production company Brillstein Entertainment Partners (“Brillstein”). The announcement was made by Wasserman Chairman & CEO, Casey Wasserman, and Brillstein Co-CEOs, Cynthia Pett and Jon Liebman. The addition of Brillstein adds a strong entertainment management and content […]
Creative Artist Agency, CAA, has required ICM Partners, making this the biggest agency business acquisition since WMA and Endeavor. With the newfound partnership, CAA and ICM will dominate the sports representation space. With CAA acquiring ICM Partners, it will reap the benefits of ICM ‘s former M&A’s as well. Last year, ICM Partners increased […]
Champ Powell wears the hats of many different roles. He is an athlete marketing rep, but also an artist of YaeDaOne and TNL Nate. He is the founder of Designed by Champ, LLC and the Creative Director for Ryan D’Angelo Collection. In addition to these roles, he is also the chairman of Truth Alkaline Water. […]
Roc Nation Sports has signed rapper, actor, record producer, entrepreneur and former basketball player, Master P. Master P is pursuing his goals of coaching in the NBA. He has spoken publicly about his desires to lead his hometown team of the New Orleans Pelicans, where he wants to bring in wins for his city and […]
One year ago, Sports Agent Blog featured an interview with aspiring sports agent, Michael Raymond, the founder of Raymond Representation. Since then, Raymond has become a Certified NBA Agent and is a 3L at University of Miami Law School. Raymond Representation has expanded into the influencer space with athletes Clifford Taylor (University of Florida) and […]
QC Sports, which is an extension of the dominant record label Quality Control Music is now making entry into NFL player representation. QC has recently acquired Terra Firma Sports Management, the agency operated by NFL certified agent Brad Cicala. Cicala is an veteran agent who will now become QC’s managing partner of football. This move […]
Award-winning industry leader, Cameron Wagner, will serve as Chief Client Officer of the newly launched global brand consulting practice of Elevate Sports Ventures. Elevate’s new brand consultation group will offer sponsorship strategy, platform development and management, event activation, portfolio valuations, measurement and performance evaluations, talent negotiation, and more. Cameron Wagner brings to the table 25 […]
Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. is taking a second crack at filing an amended prospectus with the Securities Exchange Commission. The original attempt to go public was in September 2019, but the plan was scrapped, citing hazardous market conditions. Owner of talent agency WME, Endeavor Content, and the UFC, Endeavor intends to sell 21.3 million shares […]
Steinberg Sports & Entertainment and APA Talent Agency announced the signing of Nigel Sylvester. In an exclusive partnership agreement, SSE and APA will represent Sylvester for all aspects of his career. In a press release, CEO, Chris Cabott expressed excitement for the signing and partnership with APA. Sylvester is involved in many avenues outside of BMX, from arts, entrepreneurship and […]
At the beginning of this month, Heritage Sports Ventures launched as a boutique sports, entertainment, and media agency headquartered in Boston. HSV is focused on creating authentic partnerships and optimizing commercial revenue for brands and properties through partnership sales, brand alignment, events and venue management services. According to a company press release, “the HSV executive […]