{"id":39083,"date":"2026-08-11T18:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39083"},"modified":"2026-08-11T18:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:37:26","slug":"ari-emanuels-mari-acquires-theater-venue-giant-atg-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39083","title":{"rendered":"Ari Emanuel&#8217;s Mari Acquires Theater Venue Giant ATG Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/mari\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mari\" data-tag=\"mari\">Mari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ari-emanuel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ari-emanuel\" data-tag=\"ari-emanuel\">Ari Emanuel<\/a>\u2018s new global events and experiences company, has agreed to acquire theater giant <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/atg-entertainment\/\" id=\"auto-tag_atg-entertainment\" data-tag=\"atg-entertainment\">ATG Entertainment<\/a> from Providence Equity Partners. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tATG operates a total of 70 venues across the U.K., U.S., Germany and Spain, including 10 on London\u2019s West End and seven on Broadway. Its theaters have hosted landmark productions including \u201cWicked,\u201d \u201cHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u201d and \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThough financial details of the deal were not disclosed, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/deals\/hollywood-mogul-ari-emanuel-to-buy-theater-giant-in-6-billion-deal-5de4e228?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos3\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> that it\u2019s worth $6 billion. The acquisition will be subject to regulatory approval and the two companies will operate independently until then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve spent my whole career in entertainment, and I started out in theater,\u201d Emanuel said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019ve seen the industry reinvent itself many times, but live has only grown more powerful. Nothing connects great talent with audiences more directly. ATG has built one of the world\u2019s great theater businesses around that experience. This is a long-term bet on where live goes next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdded Melanie Smith, global CEO of ATG Entertainment: \u201cMari understands live entertainment and what matters most to ATG: our theaters, the people behind them and the relationships we have built with producers, artists and audiences. That makes Mari the right home for our next chapter. We look forward to this new era and thank Providence for their unwavering support over the past 13 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mari, Ari Emanuel\u2018s new global events and experiences company, has agreed to acquire theater giant ATG Entertainment from Providence Equity Partners. ATG operates a total of 70 venues across the U.K., U.S., Germany and Spain, including 10 on London\u2019s West End and seven on Broadway. 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