Wme partner Ken Slotnick will leave the agency to launch a new management and production company, the agency told TheWrap. Billionaire Ron Burkle is backing the venture through his investment firm, The Yucaipa Companies. Yucaipa has invested in several entertainment properties, including Relativity Media and 3 Lions Entertainment, a branded entertainment company that launched earlier this year. Also read: Ron Burkle, Richard Beckman Form 3 Lions Branded Entertainment Slotnick worked at William Morris before its merger with Endeavor, and then worked out of Wme’s New York office. A partner since last year, he worked in the agency’s branded lifestlye group and represented clients.
- 12/30/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Financier Ron Burkle‘s global investment firm The Yucaipa Companies is expanding its entertainment portfolio with another move in the representation area. Wme partner Ken Slotnick is leaving the agency to start a management/production company backed by Yucaipa. It is the second major move by Yucaipa in the last couple of weeks, following the launch of UK-based production company Sid Gentle Films, headed by Sally Woodward Gentle, which will be focused on scripted drama, TV movies and miniseries as well as indie features. Based in New York, Slotnick was part of Wme’s branded lifestyle group and worked in the non-scripted area, with The Talk/Big Brother host Julie Chen among his clients. He came from the William Morris side where he was an agent for a decade before the 2009 merger with Endeavor and was named a Wme partner in January 2012. Burkle has been ramping up his entertainment portfolio,...
- 12/30/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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