More changes afoot for NYFW: After much speculation, IMG Worldwide has found a buyer. William Morris Endeavor (WME) and its private-equity backer, Silver Lake Partners, will acquire the fashion and sports agency from its current owners, Forstmann Little & Co., which bought IMG in 2004. The deal was struck for a reported $2.3 billion. Other contenders vying to snap up IMG included CVC Capital, Chernin Entertainment, as well as a consortium of ICM Partners and Carlyle Group.
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