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.

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

Mark Shapiro, who was president and chief operating officer of Endeavor, will become president and managing partner of WME Group. (Shapiro also continues as president and COO of TKO.) Richard ...

Endeavor CEO Ariel Emanuel will be WME Group’s executive chairman, while Mark Shapiro will be the company’s president and managing partner. He will lead day-to-day operations alongside WME ...

Mark Shapiro now serves as president and managing partner of WME Group. The Silver Lake transaction returns WME to its roots as it focuses primarily on being a talent agency after a period of ...

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.

It’s the end of the line for Endeavor, at least as the company’s public-facing name. On Monday, Endeavor announced the closing of the deal to go private with private-equity firm Silver Lake. With the ...

Endeavor is now a private company as the $25 billion acquisition by the private equity gian Silver Lake was completed on Monday, marked by a significant change in leadership. As TheWrap ...

In addition, Emanuel will remain an active agent for such heavyweight WME clients as Martin Scorsese, Larry David, Pete Berg and Mark Wahlberg. Mark Shapiro, who was president and chief operating ...