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Independent Talent Profits Hit By 2023 Strikes Amid Ongoing Sale Chatter Around UK Agency
Independent Talent, the UK talent agency to stars including Claire Foy and Daniel Craig, has seen profits fall after the writers and actors strikes.
Industry sources continue to indicate that Independent Talent is prepared to sell for the right offer and that talks have been taking place with private equity firms. The company’s investment in Sid Gentle Films proved a shrewd move after the Killing Eve producer met performance targets following its sale to BBC Studios in 2022. UTA acquired Curtis Brown in 2022 while, as we first reported, YMU, the UK agency that reps Simon Cowell, Graham Norton, and Nicole Scherzinger, was sold to Permira Credit last year in a £60M ($76M) debt deal.
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