We are delighted to have acted for Independent Talent Group in the major investment by Sienna Private Equity into the agency.
This is a groundbreaking deal for ITG, one of Europe’s biggest talent agencies – which represents the likes of Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Peter Morgan, and Jodie Comer – and it also marks the beginning of an exciting new phase of development and growth for ITG.
The deal was also a landmark deal for SMB, involving eight different SMB teams across multiple practice areas. We worked with a large group of management sellers and ITG’s advisers at Bank of America to get the deal over the line.
Congratulations to ITG’s senior management team Duncan Heath, Sally Long-Innes, Jane Epstein, Jess Sykes and Paul Stevens.
Head of Media & Communications Disputes, Jeffrey Smele was quoted extensively in an article in the Financial Times on 17 December 2025, addressing the question - ‘ Why is Donald Trump suing the BBC – and will he win?’.
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