Beverley Hills based Creative Artists Agency are to open a London office, and agents Mike Greek and Emma Banks, currently from the Helter Skelter booking agency, will reportedly head up the new operation. Specific details of how the UK office will work are yet to be announced, but rumours suggest artists including Alicia Keys, Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arcade Fire, Nine Inch Nails, the Dandy Warhols and David Grey will feature on the company's UK roster at launch.
Greek and Banks' move to CAA will spark speculation regarding the future of the Sanctuary Group owned Helter Skelter, whose position was already weakened last year when veteran agents Jeff Craft and Ian Huffam left to co-found X-Ray Touring. There are also rumours that other US agencies may look to compete in the UK market, with the William Morris Agency reportedly looking to follow CAA's lead and open a London office.