UTA confirms TAG acquistion

The United Talent Agency has acquired The Agency Group, Under the deal, The Agency Group will merge with UTA's existing music division, which will then be headed up by TAG founder and President Neil Warnock, who takes over as the firm's Head Of Worldwide Music. TAG's CEO Gavin O'Reilly will leave the company. The acquisition has been enabled by a new investment into UTA by Jeffrey Ubben of San Francisco-based ValueAct Capital, Ubben is investing in a personal capacity and joins the UTA board as a non-voting member.