CAA to Buy Rival Agency ICM as Hollywood Hurtles Into an Uncertain Future - NewsBreak

The announcement Monday that Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of the entertainment industry's top four talent agencies, would be acquiring fellow top-four agency ICM Partners sent jaws dropping across the industry. The two companies represent many of the biggest actors, directors, and creators in town (Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes, Daniel Craig, Ava DuVernay, and Jessica Chastain among them), as well as many sports stars.