 Eventually, the company went public as Hemdale Ltd. and began diversifying.Hemdale partnered with Patrick Meehan of Worldwide Artists, who once managed the band Black Sabbath, invested in feature films, financed stage productions such as "Grease", and became involved in boxing promotions such as The Rumble in the Jungle match between George Foreman and Muhammed Ali.John Daly was Hemdale's chairman and president.