Executive Chair, WME Group
Chief Executive, TKO Group Holdings Inc.
Earlier this year, Silver Lake took Endeavor private in one of the biggest deals of the year. The multibillion-dollar deal resulted in a name change to WME Group. Emanuel was named executive chair of the new company. In 2009, Emanuel orchestrated one of the largest talent agency mergers in history when Endeavor, the agency he founded in 1995, joined forces with William Morris to form William Morris Endeavor. Three years later, WME forged a strategic partnership with Silver Lake, a global leader in private investments in technology. In 2017, Endeavor was formed as the holding company for a global portfolio of businesses, debuting on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021. In 2023, Emanuel led the transaction that brought UFC and WWE together to launch TKO Group Holdings Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and has the WME Group as its majority shareholder. Under Emanuel’s leadership, Endeavor had been named one of Inc.’s Fastest Growing Companies in America and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.
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