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  • Losses continue at Simon Cowell’s talent agency YMU amid high-profile departures

    Business

    Losses continued at the London talent agency which represents the likes of Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Ant and Dec in the period it was sold for £60m, it has been revealed. YMU, whose clients also include Stacey Solomon and Davina McCall, was taken over by Permira Credit in March 2024. The deal, which saw [...]

    Simon Cowell is a client of YMU. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
  • Simon Cowell’s talent agency YMU significantly cut loss ahead of sale

    Business

    The talent agency that represents the likes of Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman significantly cut its pre-tax loss in the year before it was sold. YMU, whose clients also include Nicole Scherzinger, Stacey Solomon and Ant and Dec, has reported a pre-tax loss of 32m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies [...]

    Simon Cowell, who is represented by YMU, attends the Britain's Got Talent 2024 photocall on January 25, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)
  • Talent agency that looks after Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman sold for £60m

    M&A

    The London talent agency that represents the likes of Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman has been sold for £60m.

    Claudia Winkleman is on YMU's books.

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