agency business from an individual, entrepreneurial business, to more of a corporate structure. These experiments met with varying degrees of longevity and success. Allegiant Athletic Agency – representing NBA and NFL players Creative Artists Agency: "CAA" – acquired various pieces of the sports agency business of SFX (see below), starting with football. IMG – International Management Group – corporate agency established by entrepreneur Mark McCormack, originally with a specialization in golf and tennis. After the death of McCormack the company was acquired by private equity group Forstmann Little. Infront - international sports rights vendor, representing Serie A, FIFA, and others. International Sports Management – British sports agency run by former European Tour golfer Andrew "Chubby" Chandler. Interperformances – International full-service sports agency, specializing in the basketball market. In January 2017, the company expanded in the United States with intentions of developing into areas beyond basketball; it is known as InterperformancesUSA (IPZ). Octagon Worldwide – Full-service sports agency and event marketing group, traded with advertising and marketing companies in the Interpublic Group. Priority Sports and Entertainment- Agency representing the most NBA players, run by Mark Bartelstein. Quantum Sport- Agency founded by Marco Gabbiadini and solicitor, James Welch, representing footballers, cricketers, rugby players and MMA fighters. Cathal Pendred heads the MMA division. Roc Nation Sports – sports agency founded in 2013 by Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z. Currently in partnership with CAA; first client signed was Robinson Canó. Rosenhaus Sports- sports agency run by Drew Rosenhaus. Sponsoo - globally operating digital marketplace for sport sponsorship, also servicing smaller clubs and athletes. Sportfive, formerly Lagardère Sports and Entertainment – international sports agency, sports consulting and event management, active in the football, tennis and golf markets. Sports Management Worldwide – international sports agency and private for-profit sports management training institution, founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook. Wasserman Media Group (WME) _ acquired Arn Tellem's basketball agency from SFX, and usually represents the most players in NBA lottery draft each year. Independent Sports and Entertainment (ISE) – sports agency which tries to mix athletes into the world of entertainment and film. Imago Sports Management _ Imago Sports Management is a Bangladeshi talent and sports based agency. Formerly active agencies Some sports agency firms were once prominent, but are now gone or reorganized: Assante Corporation – Canadian public company that acquired the Steinberg, Moorad & Dunn agency, then acquired other than agencies including Dan