Ari Emanuel & Mark Shapiro Buy Into the Las Vegas Raiders
Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro are buying personal minority stakes (each under 10%) in the Las Vegas Raiders, valued at $9.9 billion in this round of investment. The deals are expected to close by the end of May. For agents, showrunners, and studio executives, this move sharpens a fundamental question: when the two most powerful men in talent representation are also NFL owners — alongside Silver Lake's Egon Durban, who controls both TKO and WME Group — where exactly does representation end and principal interest begin? Also today: Paramount is targeting July 15 to close its $110 billion merger…
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