* WME | IMG announces acquisition of UFC
* WME | IMG says terms of transaction were not disclosed
* IMG says Silver Lake Partners and KKR will join WME | IMG as new strategic investors, along with MSD Capital, L.P
* IMG says MSD partners, L.P. will provide preferred equity financing
* WME | IMG says upon closing, Lorenzo Fertitta will step down from day-to-day operations
* IMG says Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta will both retain a passive minority interest in organization Source text for Eikon: (Bengaluru Newsroom: +1 646 223 8780).
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