William Morris Endeavor’s head of worldwide literary, lectures, and conference divisions Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is moving into a new role at the company, focusing on the live events business she built at the agency. Walsh does so as the annual TogetherLive event she co-founded with Glennon Doyle readies its annual tour, this year to 10…
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Endeavor Withdraws IPO, After First Reducing Pricing and Share Volume
By late Thursday Endeavor Group decided to withdraw their planned initial public offering of shares, set for Friday. The decision came after Peloton went public Thursday and saw its shares fall 11 percent from the opening price. Like Endeavor, Peloton loses money. The company said in their statement, “Endeavor will continue to evaluate the timing…
People, Etc.
Lara Jones has been promoted to associate editor at Emily Bestler Books. Megan Rudloff has been promoted to associate publicist at Atria. Conor Mintzer joins Holt as associate editor. He was most recently at Flatiron Books. Sylvie Carr has founded The Carr Agency. She was previously an agent at Fletcher & Company. Idea Architects has…
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It’s official: the opportunity to buy a share of the sports and entertainment hodgepodge plus talent agency known as Endeavor Group Holdings is set for Friday, September 27. The company will launch its IPO then. As previously reported, they will trade on the New York Stock Exchange as EDR, looking to raise proceeds of about…
Endeavor IPO Is Back On, Aims to Raise About $600 Million
After a postponement in early August, entertainment hodgepodge Endeavor Group (the parent of talent agency William Morris Endeavor) filed revised paperwork with the SEC as they more forward with an IPO. The company plans to offer approximately 19.35 million shares of stock for sale, at an estimated price of $30 to $32 per share. (As…
Endeavor Files for IPO
Endeavor Group, the sprawling entertainment and representation conglomerate that is the parent of William Morris Endeavor, filed documents with the SEC for a public offering of shares. They intend to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EDR, and the proposition is perhaps more reminiscent of a tech IPO than a regular…