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Silver Lake Completes Endeavor Acquisition, Renames It WME Group

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.

Endeavor founder and former CEO Ari Emmanuel will move into the role of executive chairman of WME Group. On Monday, Emmanuel cashed out a portion of his ownership stake in the company for $173.8 million, per a regulatory filing first reported by Variety. Led by co-CEOsDurban and Greg Mondre, Silver Lake has $104 billion in combined assets under management, and its portfolio includes stakes in companies including Oak View Group, Fanatics, TEG, Waymo, Stripe, Plaid, SoFi and Madison Square Garden Sports.

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