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Endeavor Executive Chairman Patrick Whitesell is set to leave the company he co-created and led with Ari Emanuel, taking with him the football division of WME Sports, which he is buying from Endeavor and will run along with a $250 million media investment platform, TheWrap has learned.
Meanwhile, as Endeavor is expected to finalize going from public to private company status by the private equity giant Silver Lake on Monday, Emanuel is looking to step aside as CEO.