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The Gersh Agency

American talent and literary agency

Gersh (also known as The Gersh Agency) is an American entertainment and sports agency headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, New York City, and Madrid, with offices and representatives in 16 countries. Established in 1949 by Phil Gersh, the company was wholly owned by the Gersh family until 2023, when a minority interest was sold to Crestview Partners, a private equity company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1949Founded1
  • IndustryCategory:Talent and literary agencies1
  • HeadquartersBeverly Hills1
  • Founded inBeverly Hills1
  • Websitegersh.com

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Gersh (also known as The Gersh Agency) is an American entertainment and sports agency headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, New York City, and Madrid, with offices and representatives in 16 countries. Established in 1949 by Phil Gersh, the company was wholly owned by the Gersh family until 2023, when a minority interest was sold to Crestview Partners, a private equity company.2

Corporate structure

The Gersh Agency sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • The Gersh Agency Beverly Hills

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1949Founded Founded in Beverly Hills1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$7.0M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $7.0M in all. PPP loans $7.0M.$0$2M$4M$6M2020 · PPP loans: $5.0M20202021 · PPP loans: $2.0M2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$2.0M$2.0M
2020$5.0M$5.0M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA3. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 4, 2020$5.0M PPP loan (first draw) from City National Bank3To THE GERSH AGENCY, INC., Beverly Hills CA; $3.9M forgiven Dec 22, 2021
  2. Feb 20, 2021$2.0M PPP loan (second draw) from City National Bank3To THE GERSH AGENCY INC., Beverly Hills CA; $2.0M forgiven May 5, 2022

Sources

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