WME Group, LLC

Founded in 1898 and based in California, US, WME Group, LLC, fka Endeavor Worldwide, LLC, operates as a global sports and entertainment company through its talent and literary agency in the United States and the United Kingdom. In March 2025, a consortium comprising of Silver Lake, Mubadala Investment Company, DFO Management, and Lexington Partners, along with the company's management, acquired a 69. 4% majority stake in Endeavor Group from Sequoia Financial Group, Third Point, Tencent Investment, TAKO Ventures, Robert & Myra Kraft Family Foundation, KKR, Fiume Capital, Elliott Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, Coatue Management, Capital Group Private Markets, BDT & MSD Partners, GIC, Fidelity Investments and CPP Investment Board for USD 13 billion, or USD 27. 50 apiece in a public-to-private deal.

The company specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through OpenBet and IMG ARENA. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE. The Events, Experiences & Rights segment owns and operates events, including the Miami Open and Madrid Open, Barrett-Jackson, New York Fashion Week: The Shows, and Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. The organization generates revenue through its four segments, Owned Sports Properties; Events, Experiences & Rights; Representation; and Sports Data & Technology.