Editing ICM Partners (section)

=== ICM Partners ===
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 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 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>