MEDIA & ESPORTS POWERHOUSE REKTGLOBAL ACQUIRES TALENTX ENTERTAINMENT

Global esports infrastructure company, ReKTGlobal, has acquired TalentX Entertainment, and formed a new digital talent management entity called ReKTX. 

ReKTGlobal had previously worked with TalentX through the TalentX Gaming venture, but ReKTX will now become the company’s talent management division. 

Commenting on the acquisition, CEO of ReKTGlobal, Dave Bialek, commented: “We started ReKTGlobal with a focus on esports, and as a consequence, a predominantly male demographic. This acquisition more broadly positions our company and our offerings to now include a significant female demographic by providing access to creator-driven content.”

While Founder of ReKTGlobal, Amish Shah, added: “Creators have become one of the most influential segments of every major industry. We’re incredibly bullish on this idea of the ‘creator economy,’ so with our already close-knit relationship with TalentX, bringing them into the ReKTGlobal family was a great addition to our diversified portfolio of assets.”

Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but TalentX will be bringing its portfolio of talent, including creators like Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson, Bryce Hall, Noah Beck, and Blake Gray, to the ReKTGlobal family. 

“I’m incredibly proud of how TalentX Entertainment, the dream I helped turn into a reality with my business partner Michael Gruen, our former CEO Warren Lentz and the ReKTGlobal team, has grown over the past year,” said Josh Richards. “Merging the social media creator world with the gaming world is the next natural step in the process, and this deal with ReKTGlobal is only the next chapter in what has been an amazing journey.”