Ian Charles

Dallas Sports Franchise Investor Arctos Inks $1.4B Deal To Be Acquired by KKR

by | Feb 5, 2026
Founded in 2019, Arctos Partners has stakes in teams across the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, the NHL, Major League Soccer, and beyond. In 2024, Arctos raised more than $4.1 billion in capital commitments for its flagship sports fund. With the KKR acquisition, "we'll become an even stronger partner to the markets and investors that we serve, which has been our goal from the very beginning," said Arctos' co-founders.
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Dallas Private Investment Firm Arctos Adds New Partner
by | Sep 20, 2024
In his new role, Gregory Baecher will be responsible for the firm’s capital solutions group and help lead corporate strategic initiatives. He joins Arctos after nearly 20 years at Warburg Pincus.
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Dallas’ Arctos Adds Industry Veteran as Operating Partner
by | Apr 12, 2024

Dallas-based private investment firm Arctos has added Brian Lafemina as operating partner of the firm that provides custom-made growth and liquidity solutions, innovative thought partnership, and value creation services to sports franchises (Arctos Sports) and alternative asset managers (Arctos Keystone)....

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Dallas-Based Arctos Raises Over $4B to Invest in Sports Teams, Leagues
by | Apr 2, 2024
The private investment firm said its Arctos Sports Partners Fund II has already been 30% deployed in investments in entities that own the Utah Jazz, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers, the Paris Saint-Germain soccer team, and the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team.
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