2000 Avenue of the Stars United Kingdom [35] When agents defect, the rivalry can degenerate quickly into vicious battles played out in courtrooms and in the media. [26] In 2010, TPG Capital gained a 35% interest in the agency and pledged $500 million for investments. [1], In 1995, Ron Meyer was appointed as the head of MCA,[1] and Ovitz left for Disney. [4] In 2014, WME had 4500 employees while CAA had 1500 employees.

[39] Some agents have had a reputation in the public's mind of living in a world of "fast cars, rooftop bars and foul-mouthed, phone-throwing power brokers," according to an account in the Los Angeles Times. [34] Lovett was described in The Wall Street Journal as being "elegantly aggressive. Charges will be initiated at 12am PT the following day. "[3], Top agencies frequently raid each other's staff, and when key people defect to rivals, it makes news headlines and often leads to legal battles over breach-of-contract claims. [22] In that year, private equity firm TPG Capital invested $165 million with an additional $200 million in debt financing. The campaign you’re joining requires fundraisers to raise a minimum of by . [22], CAA began an expansion into sports in 2006, under the leadership of CEO Richard Lovett. Austin Gebbia, October 14, 2017, The Daily Beast. Beijing 100006 [1][2] In March 2016, CAA had 1,800 employees. In 2009, William Morris Agency and Endeavor merged to form William Morris Endeavor (WME). Los Angeles, CA 90067 [27] The transaction enabled acquisitions in areas such as sports and overseas operations. www.caa.com For example, CAA crafted a deal between toy-maker Hasbro and DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures, along with numerous CAA writers and directors, to make the movie franchise Transformers. The campaign you’re joining requires a minimum fundraising threshold in order for you to participate. [15], CAA established CAA Marketing in 1998 to work with brands and clients for promotion purposes. You have the full day of your checkpoint deadline to meet your fundraising minimum. [4] The agency has been accused of blacklisting people who did or said things that the agency did not want publicized; for example, Courtney Love said that she was "eternally banned" beginning 2005 by CAA after making a negative comment about Miramax producer Harvey Weinstein. t: +1 901 763 4900, CAA Sports Sweden AB [5][6] CAA was incorporated in Delaware and had a $35,000 line of credit and a $21,000 bank loan and rented a small Century City office. China  Atlanta, GA 30326 If you don't raise the amount required through donations, on or before the checkpoint deadlines, you are responsible for the difference. [8] Ovitz expanded the agency into advertising and telecommunications. CAA Eleven Sàrl Allée de la Petite Prairie 8-10 1260 Nyon Switzerland t: +41 22 308 51 51. [47] In 2013, CAA threw a party at the Sundance Film Festival which caused embarrassment and a public relations backlash, where "guests mingled with lingerie-clad women pretending to snort prop cocaine, erotic dancers outfitted with sex toys and an Alice in Wonderland look-alike performing a simulated sex act on a man in a rabbit costume."[48]. [21] CAA agent Jay Moloney led a colorful yet self-destructive life. [29] In 2015, TPG Capital was reported to own 53% of CAA.

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