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.

Silver Lake completed its Endeavor acquisition and renamed it WME Group. The private equity firm says the company's all-in value is $25 billion.

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

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

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.

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Endeavor’s stretch as a public company has officially come to an end after nearly four years. Endeavor’s stretch as a public company has officially come to an end after nearly four years.