Endeavor Goes Private in $13B Silver Lake Deal, UFC/WWE Merger TKO Stays Public

Endeavor, the talent agency that owns the UFC, is being acquired by private equity firm Silver Lake to take the company private after going public in 2019.

Silver Lake will pay $27.50 per share in cash for 100% of Endeavor's outstanding shares, valuing the company at $13 billion.

Endeavor will remain the majority shareholder of TKO Group Holdings, the merged company with the UFC and WWE, which will stay publicly traded.

The combined value of Endeavor and TKO is estimated at $25 billion.

The sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025 and Endeavor's leadership with Ari Emanuel as CEO is expected to remain intact.