M&A Deal Summary

CAA Acquires ICM Partners

On September 27, 2021, CAA acquired media company ICM Partners from Crestview Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CAA’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is CAA’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is CAA’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-27
Target ICM Partners
Sector Media
Buyer(s) CAA
Sellers(s) Crestview Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Lazard Ltd. (Financial)
Sheppard Mullin (Legal)

Target

ICM Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States
ICM Partners is a talent and literary agency. ICM represents clients in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publishing, live performance, branded entertainment, and new media. ICM Partners was established in 1975 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CAA

Los Angeles, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

CAA is a talent and literary agency that represents the most creative and successful artists working in music, film, television, theatre, sports, and games, and provides a range of strategic marketing services to corporate clients. CAA was founded in 1975 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Media) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-07 Peleton Entertainment

New York, New York, United States

Peleton Entertainment LLC is a full-service agency that works in the areas of unscripted and scripted TV, film, documentaries and digital content.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Crestview Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crestview Partners is a private equity firm focused on challenging investment situations. Crestview targets opportunities across a broad range of industries, with a special interest in asset management, media, healthcare and financial service companies. The Firm looks to commit $100 to $250 million of equity capital in transactions valued between $500 million and $3 billion. Crestview Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 27
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 12
State (California) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 17 of 19
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-14 TenCate Grass

Nijverdal, Netherlands

TenCate Grass is a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and installer of artificial turfsolutions. TenCate Grass provides artificial turf solutions for both sports and landscaping applications with a portfolio of diversified brands. TenCate Grass is based in Nijverdal, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-04 Emerald Technologies

San Jose, California, United States

Emerald Technologies is an electronics manufacturing services provider specializing in high-mix, low-volume engineering, design, prototyping, testing, assembly and lifecycle support services for blue-chip original equipment manufacturers across a range of end markets. Emerald Technologies is based in San Jose, California.

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