Chervn, Ted — ICM Partners | Los Angeles Business Journal

Chervn, Ted — ICM Partners

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ICM Partners

THE LATEST: ICM Partners struck a deal to sell a one-third stake in the agency to private equity firm Crestview Partners in December for $150 million. ICM said the funding would be used to fuel the agency's domestic and international expansion efforts. As with other Hollywood talent agencies, ICM has been hurt by the coronavirus, laying off support staff as the pandemic crippled the entertainment industry in the spring. ICM remains locked in a battle with the Writers Guild of America.

BACKGROUND: Chervin joined ICM in 2006 when the firm acquired the Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann literary agency, where Chervin was a partner. He is known for packaging hit TV series including "Breaking Bad," "The Big Bang Theory," "Modern Family," "Scandal" and "Dancing With the Stars." Chervin serves on the board of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. A Harvard Law School graduate, he began his career as an assistant U.S. attorney in New York trying felony criminal cases.

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