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| area_served = Represented clients in the fields of film, television, music, publishing, live performance, [[branded content]], and [[new media]]
| area_served = Represented clients in the fields of film, television, music, publishing, live performance, [[branded content]], and [[new media]]
| industry = Talent and literary agency
| industry = Talent and literary agency
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[[File:Constellation Place over Westfield.jpg|thumb|[[Constellation Place]], the headquarters of the agency, overlooking [[Westfield Century City]].]]
[[File:Constellation Place over Westfield.jpg|thumb|[[Constellation Place]], the headquarters of the agency, overlooking [[Westfield Century City]].]]
'''ICM Partners''' was a talent and literary agency with offices in [[Los Angeles]], [[New York City]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[London]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.icmtalent.com/concerts/ConcertDefault.aspx | title=ICM International Creative Management - Concerts | access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> The company represented clients in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publishing, live performance, branded entertainment and new media. Its corporate headquarters were in [[Constellation Place]] in [[Century City, Los Angeles|Century City]], Los Angeles.<ref>Nash, James. "[http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/non-profit-businesses/560815-1.html Lights, camera, Katrina: rebuilding of Louisiana will affect production in L.A.]" ''[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]'' at [[AllBusiness]]. Retrieved on February 5, 2012. "[...] ICM Partners, the Los Angeles-based talent and literary agency."</ref><ref name="Vincentenergycells">Vincent, Roger. "[https://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-energy-cells-20120203,0,5698205.story Energy cells help power Century City skyscraper]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. February 5, 2012. Retrieved on February 5, 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/icm-keyvan-peymani-george-ruiz-332664/|title=ICM Partners Forms Digital Strategy Division, Hires Group Head|first1=Daniel|last1=Miller|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> In 2022, ICM became part of [[Creative Artists Agency]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Creative Artists Agency acquires ICM in deal that could transform Hollywood representation: With companies like Apple, Amazon and Netflix muscling in on Hollywood, it's been harder for smaller agencies to compete|first=Lauren|last=Hirsch|date=June 28, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/business/caa-icm-partners-acquisition.html}}</ref>
'''ICM Partners''' was a talent and literary agency with offices in [[Los Angeles]], [[New York City]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[London]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.icmtalent.com/concerts/ConcertDefault.aspx | title=ICM International Creative Management - Concerts | access-date=October 15, 2014 | archive-date=October 6, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125337/http://icmtalent.com/concerts/ConcertDefault.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref> The company represented clients in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publishing, live performance, branded entertainment and new media. Its corporate headquarters were in [[Constellation Place]] in [[Century City, Los Angeles|Century City]], Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nash |first=James. |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/non-profit-businesses/560815-1.html |title=Lights, camera, Katrina: rebuilding of Louisiana will affect production in L.A. |work=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]] |via=[[AllBusiness]]|access-date=February 5, 2012|quote=[...] ICM Partners, the Los Angeles-based talent and literary agency}}</ref><ref name="Vincentenergycells">Vincent, Roger. "[https://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-energy-cells-20120203,0,5698205.story Energy cells help power Century City skyscraper]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. February 5, 2012. Retrieved on February 5, 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/icm-keyvan-peymani-george-ruiz-332664/|title=ICM Partners Forms Digital Strategy Division, Hires Group Head|first1=Daniel|last1=Miller|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> In 2022, ICM became part of [[Creative Artists Agency]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Creative Artists Agency acquires ICM in deal that could transform Hollywood representation: With companies like Apple, Amazon and Netflix muscling in on Hollywood, it's been harder for smaller agencies to compete|first=Lauren|last=Hirsch|date=June 28, 2022|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/business/caa-icm-partners-acquisition.html}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
=== Formation and growth ===
=== Formation and growth ===
'''International Creative Management''' was formed in 1975 through the merger of [[Marvin Josephson]]'s [[International Famous Agency]] and [[Freddie Fields]]' [[Creative Management Associates]] (CMA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/arts/television/marvin-josephson-dead.html|title=Marvin Josephson, Who Scored Big Deals for Stars, Dies at 95|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvin-josephson-dead-icm-founder-1235150093/|title=Marvin Josephson, Founder of ICM, Dies at 95|first1=Mike|last1=Barnes|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 19, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Variety>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/marvin-josephson-dead-icm-founder-1235271503/|title=Marvin Josephson, Founder of ICM Partners, Dies at 95|first1=J. Kim|last1=Murphy|date=May 19, 2022|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name="Abramowitz">{{cite book|title=Is That a Gun In Your Pocket? Women's Experience of Power in Hollywood|last=Abramowitz|first=Rachel|year=2000|publisher=[[Random House]]|edition=hardcover|location=New York}}</ref>{{rp|51}} ICM's first president was Freddie Fields,<ref name=USATodayObit>[https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-12-12-freddie-fields-obit_N.htm USA Today: "Legendary producer/agent Freddie Fields dies" by John Rogers] December 12, 2007</ref> although he did not last long in the role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Freddie Fields Will Leave Talent Agency to Do Films|date=June 18, 1975|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/18/archives/freddie-fields-will-leave-talent-agency-to-do-films.html}}</ref> Other important figures in the merger were [[Sam Cohn]]<ref name=NewYorker>{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Singer|title=Profiles: Dealmaker|pages=40–84|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=January 11, 1982|url=https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1982-01-11/flipbook/040/|format=fee required|accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref> and [[Guy McElwaine]] of CMA.
'''International Creative Management''' was formed in 1975 through the merger of [[Marvin Josephson]]'s [[International Famous Agency]] and [[Freddie Fields]]' [[Creative Management Associates]] (CMA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/arts/television/marvin-josephson-dead.html|title=Marvin Josephson, Who Scored Big Deals for Stars, Dies at 95|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvin-josephson-dead-icm-founder-1235150093/|title=Marvin Josephson, Founder of ICM, Dies at 95|first1=Mike|last1=Barnes|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 19, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Variety>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/marvin-josephson-dead-icm-founder-1235271503/|title=Marvin Josephson, Founder of ICM Partners, Dies at 95|first1=J. Kim|last1=Murphy|date=May 19, 2022|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name="Abramowitz">{{cite book|title=Is That a Gun In Your Pocket? Women's Experience of Power in Hollywood|last=Abramowitz|first=Rachel|year=2000|publisher=[[Random House]]|edition=hardcover|location=New York}}</ref>{{rp|51}} ICM's first president was Freddie Fields,<ref name=USATodayObit>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-12-12-freddie-fields-obit_N.htm |work=USA Today |title=Legendary producer/agent Freddie Fields dies |first=John |last=Rogers|date=December 12, 2007}}</ref> although he did not last long in the role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Freddie Fields Will Leave Talent Agency to Do Films|date=June 18, 1975|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/18/archives/freddie-fields-will-leave-talent-agency-to-do-films.html}}</ref> Other important figures in the merger were [[Sam Cohn]]<ref name=NewYorker>{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Singer|title=Profiles: Dealmaker|pages=40–84|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=January 11, 1982|url=https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1982-01-11/flipbook/040/|format=fee required|accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref> and [[Guy McElwaine]] of CMA.


In 1985, ICM acquired London-based talent agency [[Duncan Heath]] Associates, which in 1991 merged with ICM London, with Heath became chairman of the merged company.
In 1985, ICM acquired London-based talent agency [[Duncan Heath]] Associates, which in 1991 merged with ICM London, with Heath became chairman of the merged company.
<ref name="ft">{{cite news|url=http://specials.ft.com/creativebusiness/jan292002/FT3Z198C0XC.html|work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date= 16 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020414104843/http://specials.ft.com/creativebusiness/jan292002/FT3Z198C0XC.html|archive-date=14 April 2002|title=AGENT PROVOCATEUR|first=Sathnam|last=Sanghera|date=January 28, 2002}}</ref>
<ref name="ft">{{cite news|url=http://specials.ft.com/creativebusiness/jan292002/FT3Z198C0XC.html|work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date= 16 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020414104843/http://specials.ft.com/creativebusiness/jan292002/FT3Z198C0XC.html|archive-date=14 April 2002|title=AGENT PROVOCATEUR|first=Sathnam|last=Sanghera|date=January 28, 2002}}</ref>


"In 1992, Josephson passed control of ICM onto Jeff Berg, [[Sam Cohn]], and Jim Wiatt, though Josephson maintained a leadership role and continued to represent personal clients."<ref name=Variety />
In 1992, Josephson relinquished direct control of ICM to a triumvirate composed of Jeff Berg, [[Sam Cohn]], and Jim Wiatt. Despite this transfer of leadership, Josephson retained a significant role within the agency, maintaining an active leadership position and continuing to manage his personal client roster.<ref name=Variety />


In 2005, the company raised a financing round of $75 million from [[Rizvi Traverse]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/icm-buyout-jeff-berg-328677|title=ICM Finalizes Management Buyout; Partnership Excludes Former Chairman Jeff Berg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en}}</ref>
In 2005, the company raised a financing round of $75 million from [[Rizvi Traverse]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/icm-buyout-jeff-berg-328677|title=ICM Finalizes Management Buyout; Partnership Excludes Former Chairman Jeff Berg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en}}</ref>
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In 2012, the agency completed a management buyout and formed a partnership with the new name, '''ICM Partners'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/icm-buyout-jeff-berg-328677/|title=ICM Finalizes Management Buyout; Partnership Excludes Former Chairman Jeff Berg|first1=Daniel|last1=Miller|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
In 2012, the agency completed a management buyout and formed a partnership with the new name, '''ICM Partners'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/icm-buyout-jeff-berg-328677/|title=ICM Finalizes Management Buyout; Partnership Excludes Former Chairman Jeff Berg|first1=Daniel|last1=Miller|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>


In March 2018, ICM acquired the [[Just For Laughs]] comedy festival, as part of a partnership with [[Howie Mandel]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Just For Laughs sold to Howie Mandel and American company|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/just-for-laughs-sale-icm-partners-howie-mandel-2018-1.4585651|website=CBC News|access-date=21 March 2018|date=21 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/howie-mandel-joins-icm-partners-to-buy-just-for-laughs|title='Montreal is the mecca': Howie Mandel joins JFL bid, will keep HQ here|date=2018-03-21|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}</ref> A 51% majority was later sold to [[Bell Media]] and [[Montreal Canadiens|Groupe CH]] to maintain a primarily-Canadian ownership.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-06-08|title=Bell Media, Groupe CH among group that has acquired Just For Laughs|language=en-US|work=Montreal Gazette|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bell-media-groupe-ch-among-group-that-has-acquired-just-for-laughs|access-date=2018-06-08}}</ref> In June that year, ICM formed a partnership with esports-focused talent agency Evolved.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/icm-partners-evolved-1202845991/|title=ICM Partners Teams Up With Esports Talent Agency Evolved|last=Fogel|first=Stefanie|date=2018-06-14|work=Variety|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/icm-partners-esports-evolved-joint-venture-1202410240/|title=ICM Partners Inks Partnership With Esports Talent Agency Evolved|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2018-06-14|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2018, ICM acquired the [[Just For Laughs]] comedy festival, as part of a partnership with the Canadian entertainer [[Howie Mandel]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Just For Laughs sold to Howie Mandel and American company|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/just-for-laughs-sale-icm-partners-howie-mandel-2018-1.4585651|website=CBC News|access-date=21 March 2018|date=21 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/howie-mandel-joins-icm-partners-to-buy-just-for-laughs|title='Montreal is the mecca': Howie Mandel joins JFL bid, will keep HQ here|date=2018-03-21|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}</ref> A 51% majority was later sold to [[Bell Media]] and [[Montreal Canadiens|Groupe CH]] to maintain a primarily-Canadian ownership.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-06-08|title=Bell Media, Groupe CH among group that has acquired Just For Laughs|language=en-US|work=Montreal Gazette|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bell-media-groupe-ch-among-group-that-has-acquired-just-for-laughs|access-date=2018-06-08}}</ref> In June that year, ICM formed a partnership with [[esports]]-focused talent agency Evolved.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/icm-partners-evolved-1202845991/|title=ICM Partners Teams Up With Esports Talent Agency Evolved|last=Fogel|first=Stefanie|date=2018-06-14|work=Variety|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/icm-partners-esports-evolved-joint-venture-1202410240/|title=ICM Partners Inks Partnership With Esports Talent Agency Evolved|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2018-06-14|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref>


In December 2019, ICM Partners sold a one-third equity stake in the company to Crestview Partners, with the expressed goal to grow the company within the representation business with an emphasis on International growth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/icm-partners-crestview-partners-sell-stake-1203439607/|title=ICM Partners Sells One-Third Stake to Crestview Partners for $150 Million|first1=Cynthia|last1=Littleton|date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>
In December 2019, ICM Partners sold a one-third equity stake in the company to Crestview Partners, with the expressed goal to grow the company within the representation business with an emphasis on International growth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/icm-partners-crestview-partners-sell-stake-1203439607/|title=ICM Partners Sells One-Third Stake to Crestview Partners for $150 Million|first1=Cynthia|last1=Littleton|date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>


In March 2020, ICM partnered with Primary Talent International, a London-based music touring agency with over 700 touring clients.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9331743/icm-partners-acquires-uk-primary-talent-international|title=ICM Partners Acquires U.K. Music Agency Primary Talent International|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In August, they bought a significant minority interest in Albatros, a literary agency based in Stockholm and moved partner Pete Stone to Sweden to run ICM Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|date=August 12, 2020|title=ICM Partners Acquires Stake In Swedish Lit Agency Albatros; Pete Stone Will Relocate To Stockholm To Spearhead Joint Efforts|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/icm-partners-acquires-stake-swedish-lit-agency-albatros-pete-stone-relocate-1203010922/|website=Deadline}}</ref> In October, the agency purchased Stellar Group, the largest football/soccer agency in the world and rebranded it ICM Stellar Sports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-10-08/icm-partners-stellar-group-acquisition|title=ICM Partners buys Stellar Group, with 800 athlete clients|date=October 8, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> (Stellar Group CEO Jonathan Barnett was listed by Forbes as the No. 1 sports agent in the world by Forbes magazine in 2019.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbelzer/2019/10/21/most-powerful-sports-agents/|title=The World's Most Powerful Sports Agents 2019: Soccer's Jonathan Barnett Takes Over At No. 1|first=Jason|last=Belzer|website=Forbes}}</ref>
In March 2020, ICM partnered with Primary Talent International, a London-based music touring agency with over 700 touring clients.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9331743/icm-partners-acquires-uk-primary-talent-international|title=ICM Partners Acquires U.K. Music Agency Primary Talent International|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In August, they bought a significant minority interest in Albatros, a literary agency based in Stockholm and moved partner Pete Stone to Sweden to run '''ICM Europe'''.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|date=August 12, 2020|title=ICM Partners Acquires Stake In Swedish Lit Agency Albatros; Pete Stone Will Relocate To Stockholm To Spearhead Joint Efforts|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/icm-partners-acquires-stake-swedish-lit-agency-albatros-pete-stone-relocate-1203010922/|website=Deadline}}</ref> In October, the agency purchased Stellar Group, the largest football/soccer agency in the world and rebranded it '''ICM Stellar Sports'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-10-08/icm-partners-stellar-group-acquisition|title=ICM Partners buys Stellar Group, with 800 athlete clients|date=October 8, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> (Stellar Group CEO Jonathan Barnett was listed as the No. 1 sports agent in the world by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine in 2019.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbelzer/2019/10/21/most-powerful-sports-agents/|title=The World's Most Powerful Sports Agents 2019: Soccer's Jonathan Barnett Takes Over At No. 1|first=Jason|last=Belzer|website=Forbes}}</ref>


In July 2021, ICM Partners and ICM Stellar Sports purchased one of the leading NFL representation agencies, Select Sports Group, a Texas based company headed up by Jeff Nalley and Erik Burkhardt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com:443/Daily/Issues/2021/07/27/Labor%20and%20Agents/ICM%20Stellar.aspx|title=ICM Stellar Sports sees Select acquisition as first major growth step|website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com}}</ref>
In July 2021, ICM Partners and ICM Stellar Sports purchased one of the leading NFL representation agencies, Select Sports Group, a Texas based company headed by Jeff Nalley and Erik Burkhardt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com:443/Daily/Issues/2021/07/27/Labor%20and%20Agents/ICM%20Stellar.aspx|title=ICM Stellar Sports sees Select acquisition as first major growth step|website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com}}</ref>


=== Acquisition by CAA ===
=== Acquisition by Creative Artists Agency ===
In September 2021, it was announced that ICM would be acquired by [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/caa-acquiring-icm-partners-1234844517/|title=CAA Acquiring ICM Partners; Will Be Biggest Agency Link-Up Since WMA-Endeavor|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 27, 2021|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927232001/https://deadline.com/2021/09/caa-acquiring-icm-partners-1234844517/|archive-date=September 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The deal closed in June 2022 at a value of $750&nbsp;million. Following the acquisition, 105 positions from ICM were set to be eliminated, with about 425 staffers and agents joining CAA.<ref>{{cite news|last=Welk|first=Brian|url=https://www.thewrap.com/caa-icm-acquisition-deal-closes/|title=CAA Completes ICM Acquisition in $750&nbsp;Million Deal|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628212214/https://www.thewrap.com/caa-icm-acquisition-deal-closes/|archive-date=June 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2021, it was announced that ICM would be acquired by [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/caa-acquiring-icm-partners-1234844517/|title=CAA Acquiring ICM Partners; Will Be Biggest Agency Link-Up Since WMA-Endeavor|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 27, 2021|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927232001/https://deadline.com/2021/09/caa-acquiring-icm-partners-1234844517/|archive-date=September 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The deal closed in June 2022 at a value of $750&nbsp;million. Following the acquisition, 105 positions from ICM were set to be eliminated, with about 425 staffers and agents joining CAA.<ref>{{cite news|last=Welk|first=Brian|url=https://www.thewrap.com/caa-icm-acquisition-deal-closes/|title=CAA Completes ICM Acquisition in $750&nbsp;Million Deal|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628212214/https://www.thewrap.com/caa-icm-acquisition-deal-closes/|archive-date=June 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>


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===Publishing===
===Publishing===
ICM Partners represented writers and editors including [[Patricia Cornwell]],<ref name="Angelina Jolie hoists scalpel for Cornwell film">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/angelina-jolie-teams-with-fox-2000-1118002704/ |title=Angelina Jolie teams with Fox 2000 - Entertainment News, Film News, Media |publisher=Variety |date=2009-04-21 |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref> [[Thomas Friedman]],<ref name="Toni Morrison: The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993">{{cite web|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1993/morrison-bio.html |title=Toni Morrison - Biography |publisher=Nobelprize.org |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref> [[Anna Quindlen]], [[E.L. Doctorow]], [[Walter Isaacson]], [[Carl Hiaasen]], [[Tom Bissell]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICM Agent Heather Schroder Assures Authors: 'Things Are Bad, But the Sky is Not Falling'|website=[[The New York Observer]] |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/media/icm-agent-heather-schroder-assures-authors-things-are-bad-sky-not-falling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205134005/http://www.observer.com/2008/media/icm-agent-heather-schroder-assures-authors-things-are-bad-sky-not-falling|archive-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> [[Anthony Swofford]], [[Chris Cleave]], [[Candace Bushnell]], [[John Feinstein]],<ref name="Random House: John Feinstein">{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=8500 |title=John Feinstein - Authors |publisher=Random House |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref> [[Ann Patchett]], [[Carol Higgins Clark]] and [[Steve Martin]]. In addition, the agency represents the estates of [[Dr. Seuss|Theodor Geisel]] ([[Dr. Seuss]]), [[Arthur Miller]],<ref name="A Portrait of Arthur Miller">{{cite web |url=http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2000/summer/meyers-portrait-arthur-miller/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004190721/http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2000/summer/meyers-portrait-arthur-miller/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2006 |title=VQR » A Portrait of Arthur Miller |publisher=Vqronline.org |access-date=2010-08-24 }}</ref> [[E.B. White]], and [[Tennessee Williams]], among others.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mitch Douglas, Longtime ICM Literary Agent, Dies at 78: Mitch Douglas, a literary agent who spent three decades at ICM and represented the likes of Tennessee Williams, Graham Greene, Arthur Miller, Lanford Wilson and Howard Koch, has died. He was 78|first=MIKE|last=BARNES|date=Nov 19, 2020|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mitch-douglas-longtime-icm-literary-agent-dies-at-78-4095222/}}</ref>
ICM Partners represented writers and editors including [[Patricia Cornwell]],<ref name="Angelina Jolie hoists scalpel for Cornwell film">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/angelina-jolie-teams-with-fox-2000-1118002704/ |title=Angelina Jolie teams with Fox 2000 - Entertainment News, Film News, Media |publisher=Variety |date=2009-04-21 |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref> [[Thomas Friedman]],<ref name="Toni Morrison: The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993">{{cite web|url=https://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1993/morrison-bio.html |title=Toni Morrison - Biography |publisher=Nobelprize.org |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref> [[Anna Quindlen]], [[E.L. Doctorow]], [[Walter Isaacson]], [[Carl Hiaasen]], [[Tom Bissell]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICM Agent Heather Schroder Assures Authors: 'Things Are Bad, But the Sky is Not Falling'|website=[[The New York Observer]] |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/media/icm-agent-heather-schroder-assures-authors-things-are-bad-sky-not-falling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205134005/http://www.observer.com/2008/media/icm-agent-heather-schroder-assures-authors-things-are-bad-sky-not-falling|archive-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> [[Anthony Swofford]], [[Chris Cleave]], [[Candace Bushnell]], [[John Feinstein]],<ref name="Random House: John Feinstein">{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=8500 |title=John Feinstein - Authors |publisher=Random House |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref> [[Ann Patchett]], [[Carol Higgins Clark]], and [[Steve Martin]]. In addition, the agency represents the estates of [[Dr. Seuss|Theodor Geisel]] ([[Dr. Seuss]]), [[Arthur Miller]],<ref name="A Portrait of Arthur Miller">{{cite web |url=http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2000/summer/meyers-portrait-arthur-miller/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004190721/http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2000/summer/meyers-portrait-arthur-miller/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2006 |title=VQR » A Portrait of Arthur Miller |publisher=Vqronline.org |access-date=2010-08-24 }}</ref> [[E.B. White]], and [[Tennessee Williams]], among others.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mitch Douglas, Longtime ICM Literary Agent, Dies at 78: Mitch Douglas, a literary agent who spent three decades at ICM and represented the likes of Tennessee Williams, Graham Greene, Arthur Miller, Lanford Wilson and Howard Koch, has died. He was 78|first=MIKE|last=BARNES|date=Nov 19, 2020|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mitch-douglas-longtime-icm-literary-agent-dies-at-78-4095222/}}</ref>


===Music, comedy, and lectures===
===Music, comedy, and lectures===
ICM Partners' concert and live appearances department represented artists in music and comedy as well as lecturers.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} ICM Partners acquired New York City speakers agency Royce Carlton, Inc. in 2017.<ref name=THR>{{cite news|title=ICM Partners Acquires Speakers Agency Royce Carlton: The bureau's roster includes Mitch Albom, Fareed Zakaria, Anne-Marie Slaughter and former ambassador Samantha Power | first=REBECCA|last=SUN|date=October 24, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/icm-partners-acquires-speakers-agency-royce-carlton-1051313/}}</ref> From the acquisition until late 2019, the lecture division still went by the Royce Carlton name. On October 16, 2019, the division rebranded to ICM Speakers and relocated to the Washington, D.C., office. ICM Speakers' division services included the management and representation of professional public speakers. A few notable clients included author [[Mitch Albom]],<ref name=THR /> author [[Jon Meacham]], TV host [[Karamo Brown]],<ref>{{cite news|title=ICM Partners Elevates Six Agents To Partners|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 27, 2020|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/icm-partners-promoted-six-agents-to-partners-1202842591/}}</ref> and activist [[Nadia Murad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WOMEN AND POWER: To Binky Urban, 'Power' Is a Male Word|date=Oct 16, 2018|work=[[The Cut (New York Magazine)|The Cut]]|first=Lisa|last=Chase|url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/women-and-power-binky-urban.html}}</ref>
ICM Partners' concert and live appearances department represented artists in music and comedy as well as lecturers.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} ICM Partners acquired New York City speakers agency Royce Carlton, Inc. in 2017.<ref name=THR>{{cite news|title=ICM Partners Acquires Speakers Agency Royce Carlton: The bureau's roster includes Mitch Albom, Fareed Zakaria, Anne-Marie Slaughter and former ambassador Samantha Power | first=REBECCA|last=SUN|date=October 24, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/icm-partners-acquires-speakers-agency-royce-carlton-1051313/}}</ref> From the acquisition until late 2019, the lecture division still went by the Royce Carlton name. On October 16, 2019, the division rebranded to '''ICM Speakers''' and relocated to the Washington, D.C., office. ICM Speakers' division services included the management and representation of professional public speakers. A few notable clients included author [[Mitch Albom]],<ref name=THR /> author [[Jon Meacham]], TV host [[Karamo Brown]],<ref>{{cite news|title=ICM Partners Elevates Six Agents To Partners|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 27, 2020|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/icm-partners-promoted-six-agents-to-partners-1202842591/}}</ref> and activist [[Nadia Murad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WOMEN AND POWER: To Binky Urban, 'Power' Is a Male Word|date=Oct 16, 2018|work=[[The Cut (New York Magazine)|The Cut]]|first=Lisa|last=Chase|url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/women-and-power-binky-urban.html}}</ref>


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Constellation Place, the headquarters of the agency, overlooking Westfield Century City.

ICM Partners was a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., and London.[1] The company represented clients in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publishing, live performance, branded entertainment and new media. Its corporate headquarters were in Constellation Place in Century City, Los Angeles.[2][3][4] In 2022, ICM became part of Creative Artists Agency.[5]

History

Formation and growth

International Creative Management was formed in 1975 through the merger of Marvin Josephson's International Famous Agency and Freddie Fields' Creative Management Associates (CMA).[6][7][8][9]Template:Rp ICM's first president was Freddie Fields,[10] although he did not last long in the role.[11] Other important figures in the merger were Sam Cohn[12] and Guy McElwaine of CMA.

In 1985, ICM acquired London-based talent agency Duncan Heath Associates, which in 1991 merged with ICM London, with Heath became chairman of the merged company. [13]

In 1992, Josephson relinquished direct control of ICM to a triumvirate composed of Jeff Berg, Sam Cohn, and Jim Wiatt. Despite this transfer of leadership, Josephson retained a significant role within the agency, maintaining an active leadership position and continuing to manage his personal client roster.[8]

In 2005, the company raised a financing round of $75 million from Rizvi Traverse.[14]

In 2006, ICM acquired the literary agency Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann.[15]

ICM Partners

In 2012, the agency completed a management buyout and formed a partnership with the new name, ICM Partners.[16]

In March 2018, ICM acquired the Just For Laughs comedy festival, as part of a partnership with the Canadian entertainer Howie Mandel.[17][18] A 51% majority was later sold to Bell Media and Groupe CH to maintain a primarily-Canadian ownership.[19] In June that year, ICM formed a partnership with esports-focused talent agency Evolved.[20][21]

In December 2019, ICM Partners sold a one-third equity stake in the company to Crestview Partners, with the expressed goal to grow the company within the representation business with an emphasis on International growth.[22]

In March 2020, ICM partnered with Primary Talent International, a London-based music touring agency with over 700 touring clients.[23] In August, they bought a significant minority interest in Albatros, a literary agency based in Stockholm and moved partner Pete Stone to Sweden to run ICM Europe.[24] In October, the agency purchased Stellar Group, the largest football/soccer agency in the world and rebranded it ICM Stellar Sports.[25] (Stellar Group CEO Jonathan Barnett was listed as the No. 1 sports agent in the world by Forbes magazine in 2019.)[26]

In July 2021, ICM Partners and ICM Stellar Sports purchased one of the leading NFL representation agencies, Select Sports Group, a Texas based company headed by Jeff Nalley and Erik Burkhardt.[27]

Acquisition by Creative Artists Agency

In September 2021, it was announced that ICM would be acquired by Creative Artists Agency (CAA).[28] The deal closed in June 2022 at a value of $750 million. Following the acquisition, 105 positions from ICM were set to be eliminated, with about 425 staffers and agents joining CAA.[29]

Departments

Television and movies

ICM Partners' television and motion picture departments represented film actors, actresses, directors and writers. The departments also featured a division dedicated to production professionals such as cinematographers, editors, second unit directors, composers, production designers, costume designers and visual effects supervisors. The television department also represented on-air and creative talent.[30][31]

Publishing

ICM Partners represented writers and editors including Patricia Cornwell,[32] Thomas Friedman,[33] Anna Quindlen, E.L. Doctorow, Walter Isaacson, Carl Hiaasen, Tom Bissell,[34] Anthony Swofford, Chris Cleave, Candace Bushnell, John Feinstein,[35] Ann Patchett, Carol Higgins Clark, and Steve Martin. In addition, the agency represents the estates of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Arthur Miller,[36] E.B. White, and Tennessee Williams, among others.[37]

Music, comedy, and lectures

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Branded entertainment

ICM Partners' global branded entertainment division's services ranged from celebrity endorsements, product placement, and music tour sponsorship[41] to brand integration, such as the creation and packaging of original branded films and television shows.[42] The agency's celebrity endorsements department serviced all ICM Partners' film and television talent for on-camera, print and voiceover commercial work as well as for paid media campaigns.[43]

References

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