Lagardère Acquisition of BEST Appears Complete

It appears as though the long discussed acquisition of BEST by French media group Lagardère is now complete. The sports and entertainment business will be organized under Lagardère Unlimited.

Lagardère Unlimited currently lists an impressive list of 318 athlete clients.  Clients include: Reggie Bush, Chris Johnson, Michael Vick, Kevin Martin, Yi Jianlian, and a gentleman by the name of John Wall.

There will surely be much more on this in the coming days and weeks. Until then, check out SportsAgentBlog.com's post, State of the Sports Agent Industry, which touched on the potential impact of the acquisition.
 

Can lawyers make good football agents?

A little pre-World Cup reading courtesy of the Times Online:
Can lawyers make good football agents?

For those interested in more on this topic, check out FIFA's Players' Agents Regulations.

VIDEO: Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act - House Session 6/4/03

Nebraska the 38th State to Adopt the Uniform Athlete Agent Act

Last month, Nebraska became the 38th state to adopt the Uniform Athlete Agent Act. The Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agents Act was approved by Governor Dave Heineman on April 22. The law will take effect on January 1, 2010 and will be administered by the Secretary of State's office.

For more on Nebraska's new law, check out this post:

Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agent Act Moves Forward

Update - Iowa the 37th State to Adopt the Uniform Athlete Agents Act

In an update to my post on Monday,50 States in 50* Days - Iowa Athlete Agent Regulation, Governor Chet Culver has signed Senate File 199 – an Act relating to the uniform athlete agents act and providing remedies and penalties - into law.

Iowa becomes the 37 State to adopt the Uniform Athlete Agent Act. Nebraska and New Jersey are also considering the UAAA.

Which entity is best suited to regulate athlete agents?

Athlete Agent Still Faces Felony in Alabama

Darren Heitner of SportsAgentBlog.com provides us with an update on the case of Raymond Lee Savage Jr, who had a misdemeanor charge dropped, but is still facing a felony charge for failing to register as an athlete agent in Alabama. For more, check out Darren's post - Raymond Lee Savage Jr. Has Misdemeanor Charge Dropped | SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News

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