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==History==

The Ocaso Agency was founded in 1982 by Isanto Ocaso in order to manage his wife, model Kalia Ocaso. She would utilize her status to bring several high-profile models to the company. By 1997, it was one of the fastest-growing modeling agencies, with publications singling out its reputation for "quick thinking, ferocity and barely bridled ambition".

In 2002, Ansalvo Mihăileius joined the agency as the creative director; at the time, boutique agencies fell out of favor with models due to payment issues and Mihăileius was outspoken in giving models the financial security they needed. This allowed the agency to rapidly expand its roster and with Mihăileius' decision to sign models without regard to traditional height, weight, race, or age requirements, or other factors that historically have prevented diversity in model casting, it put the Ocaso Agency in the international spotlight.

The Ocaso Agency went through a corporate restructure in 2010, with founder Isanto Ocaso stepping down as President and Mihăileius assuming responsibility. Mihăileius also brought in top television and cinema agents to help solidify its standing as a full service agency. The Ocaso talent department grew dramatically during the next decade, with high profile signings like Davidio Danzi, Leonzio Sarro, Christian Verninac, Katia Crépin, Chico Carreira, and Apolônia Álvares.

By 2010, The Ocaso Agency had become one of the industry's fastest-growing talent agencies. The company went on a string of high profile acquisitions, notably Sicaru, Inc., which had multiple business units with services ranging from sports marketing and broadcasting to the management of associations and non-profit organizations. The sports-related businesses were combined to form Ocaso Sports, while the association management division was renamed Ocaso Associations.

In 2024, the company launched several initiatives: the Astare Institute, a private educational institution specializing in sports training and serves as the training and competition venue for amateur and professional teams, the host site for a variety of events, and a hub for sports performance research and innovation. It also launched Intrei Media, a joint-venture media company that distributes over 32,000 hours of content—originating from more than 200 clients and events—to major global broadcasters annually, across all forms of media including TV, audio, fixed media, inflight and closed circuit, broadband and mobile.

In mid-2025, preliminary discussions were being held that Ocaso Agency was exploring the option of filing for an IPO. The initial paperwork that was filed indicated that the company was valued at $5.2 billion, but Mihăileius announced he had postponed and ultimately cancelled its planned IPO that. In a statement, he said "The Ocaso Agency will continue to evaluate the timing for the proposed offering as market conditions develop."