软银入股美国明星经纪及时尚公司
日期:2016-03-26 12:28

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SoftBank, the Japanese technology group, has invested $250m in WME-IMG, which represents stars ranging from actor Ben Affleck to tennis player Serena Williams, in a deal that values the entertainment, sports and fashion company at $5.5bn.

日本科技集团软银(SoftBank)以2.5亿美元入股娱乐、运动及时尚公司威廉•莫里斯奋进-IMG(WME-IMG),对该公司估值55亿美元。从演员本•阿弗莱克(Ben Affleck)到网球选手小威廉姆斯(Serena Williams),这家公司为众多明星提供经纪服务。

The deal will be announced on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter, and represents a steep increase in the value of WME-IMG over the past two years. The companies declined to comment.

知情人士表示,该交易将于周三公布,表明过去两年里威廉•莫里斯奋进-IMG(WME-IMG)的价值获得显著提升。交易双方都拒绝置评。

In 2014 WME, run by Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell, completed the $2.4bn acquisition of IMG, the sports and fashion marketing company, and secured a second round of investment from Silver Lake. The private equity firm first bought into WME in 2012, paying $200m for a 31 per cent stake.

2014年,阿里•伊曼纽尔(Ari Emanuel)和帕特里克•怀特塞尔(Patrick Whitesell)经营的威廉•莫里斯奋进(WME)以24亿美元收购了运动与时尚营销公司IMG,并从银湖(Silver Lake)获得了第二轮融资。这家私人股本公司最早是在2012年入股威廉•莫里斯奋进的,以2亿美元收购了其31%的股份。

Silver Lake is the majority shareholder in WME-IMG. Stakes held by the firm and other WME-IMG investors will be diluted following the SoftBank investment.

目前,银湖是威廉•莫里斯奋进的多数股东。软银入股之后,这家公司和威廉•莫里斯奋进-IMG的其他股东所持股份将被稀释。

The SoftBank funds will be used for potential investments, joint ventures and acquisitions as WME-IMG looks to increase its global footprint, people close to the situation said.

知情人士表示,威廉•莫里斯奋进-IMG正考虑扩大全球足迹,来自软银的资金将用于潜在投资、合资企业和收购交易。

The acquisition of IMG gave WME a leading position in fashion: it owns one of the industry’s largest modelling agencies and produces fashion weeks in New York, Berlin, Shenzhen and Toronto. It also owns or commercially represents several leading golf and tennis tournaments, including the Championships at Wimbledon.

收购IMG使威廉•莫里斯奋进在时尚界获得了领先地位:拥有业内最大的模特经纪机构之一,并在纽约、柏林、深圳和多伦多举办时装周活动。该公司也拥有(或在商业上代表)几大高尔夫球和网球公开赛,包括温布尔登网球锦标赛。

However, Mr Emanuel and Mr Whitesell, WME-IMG’s co-chief executives, are known to be keen to bolster the company’s portfolio of assets, building on the network of talent and events they have assembled.

然而,身为威廉•莫里斯奋进-IMG联合CEO的伊曼纽尔和怀特塞尔据悉非常希望加强公司的资产组合,进一步发展他们打造的人才和大型活动网络。

In 2015, the company added Professional Bull Riders to its roster and formed a joint venture with Turner, the Time Warner-owned television group, to operate an “eSports” league. It also bought the Miss Universe pageant from Donald Trump, the Republican presidential hopeful.

2015年,该公司把职业骑牛大赛(Professional Bull Riders)活动收入囊中,并与时代华纳(Time Warner)旗下的电视公司特纳(Turner)组建了一家合资公司,运营一项“电子竞技”联盟活动。该公司还从共和党总统候选人角逐者唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)手中买下了“环球小姐”(Miss Universe)大赛活动的举办权。

WME-IMG represents entertainment stars ranging from Larry David and Martin Scorsese to Justin Timberlake and Charlize Theron. It has expanded beyond its roots as William Morris, Hollywood’s most venerable talent agency, using its heft with top talent to enter businesses in marketing and branding.

威廉•莫里斯奋进-IMG代表的娱乐明星阵容庞大,从拉里•大卫(Larry David)和马丁•斯科塞斯(Martin Scorsese)到贾斯汀•廷伯雷克(Justin Timberlake)和查理茲•塞隆(Charlize Theron)。该公司已超越了其作为好莱坞最受尊敬的人才经纪公司威廉•莫里斯(William Morris)的根基,利用其明星实力进入营销与品牌管理领域。

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