ABOUT
Managing elite clients in Sport, Music, Drama, Comedy and Entertainment. We exist to discover and amplify voices, and to make things happen that otherwise would not - our definition of management.
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GROUP
YMU Group (previous holding company names include Formation Group and James Grant Group) started in 2002 with a vision to become the world’s leading integrated management company for clients in Sport Music and Entertainment.
Sept 2002
Lyle Yorks establishes our first US office in Washington DC to create today’s North American soccer team
Mar 2008
James Grant Media joins the Group. Founded by Peter Powell and Russ Lindsay, this creates our Entertainment team in the UK
Jul 2014
Waterton Rugby Management joins, seeing Derwyn Jones become co-chairman for global rugby operations, expanding the Group’s Rugby and overall UK Sports team
Mar 2017
Deckstar joins the Group. Founded by Lawrence Vavra, Matt Colon, DJ AM, Steve Aoki and Paul Rosenberg, this creates today’s US Music team
Oct 2017
10 Management is acquired, bringing Take That to the UK Music roster
Aug 2018
Impact SM, founded by Rob Segal, joins the UK Sports Team
Oct 2018
YMU unifies all teams under one brand, set of values and beliefs
Neil Rodford and a small team of executives started out in the UK Football industry, representing an array of domestic and international professional football players
Sep 2007
Founded by Pat Savage, OJK joins the Group, creating our Business Management team in the UK
Dec 2012
Hall or Nothing, founded by Martin Hall, joins the Group to create today’s UK Music team
Oct 2015
James Grant Management Inc. is established, creating today’s US Influencer team. Set up by Vanessa Del Muro and Kim Perplies, it creates our first West Coast office in Los Angeles
Jul 2017
Founded by Shaun Longstaff, Top Marque Sports helps expand the UK Sports team and underpin the Group’s existing client Rugby roster
Nov 2017
Troika joins the Group. Founded by Michael Duff, Conor McCaughan and Melanie Rockcliffe, it creates today’s Drama & Comedy team in the UK
Sept 2018
Machine Management, founded by Iain Watt, joins the UK Music team
Dec 2018
Strike Management, founded by Chris Lomas, joins the UK Sports team
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YMU Group started in 2002 with a vision to become the world’s leading integrated management company for clients in Sport, Music, Drama, Comedy and Entertainment. The Group has had different holding company names historically, uniting under YMU in January 2019.
Sept 2002
Lyle Yorks establishes our first US office in Washington DC to create today’s North American soccer team.
Mar 2008
Led by Darren Worsley and Paul Worsley, this creates our Entertainment team in the UK.
Mar 2017
Deckstar joins the Group, led by Lawrence Vavra and Matt Colon. This creates todays US Music Division.
Aug 2018
ImpactSM, led by Rob Segal, join the UK Sport team.
Oct 2018
YMU unifies all teams under one set of values, beliefs and brand.
Dec 2018
Strike Management, led by Chris Lomas, joins the UK Sport team.
Neil Rodford (current CEO of the Group) and a small team of executives with a vision to make a difference for elite clients through being: Client First, Collaborative, Curious, Egoless and Courageous.
Sep 2007
Led by Pat Savage, OJK joins the Group, creating our Business Management team in the UK.
Oct 2015
James Grant Management Inc is established in Los Angeles, led by Vanessa DelMuro and Kimberley Perplies creating our Influencer Division.
Jul 2017
Led by Shaun Longstaff, Top Marque Sports helps expand the UK Sports team and underpin the Group’s existing client Rugby roster.
Nov 2017
Troika joins the Group, forming our UK Drama and Comedy Division.
Sept 2018
Machine Management, led by Iain Watt, joins the UK Music team.
