GHJ is proud to announce it supported United Talent Agency in its acquisition of literary agency Fletcher and Company, which will become part of the UTA Publishing division. GHJ’s Transaction Advisory Services Practice provided financial due diligence services and supported the client through the close process to ensure a successful transaction was executed. GHJ’s Transaction Advisory Services Tax Practice supported the client to ensure they were equipped to make informed tax decisions throughout the process.

Fletcher & Company is a highly regarded independent literary agency whose roster includes a wide array of fiction and nonfiction writers. The agency’s notable authors have spent extended periods of time on national bestseller lists and have won or been shortlisted for virtually every major prize including the National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the Booker Prize and the Women’s Prize. 

The entire Fletcher & Company Team will join UTA, with Fletcher & Company Founder and CEO Christy Fletcher co-leading UTA Publishing. UTA Publishing was launched in 2015, and its clients include bestselling authors Joanna Gaines, Seth Rogen, Don Lemon and Chelsea Handler. In 2022, UTA Publishing closed over 100 domestic publishing deals and had 18 bestsellers debut on the New York Times bestsellers list.

UTA continues to actively collaborate with other publishing agencies and authors, allowing them to tap into the company’s capabilities across media rights, television, film, speakers, audio, ventures and more.

To learn more about how GHJ partners with buyers and sellers to provide a home team advantage, reach out to GHJ’s Transaction Advisory Services Practice.