Arctos Partners overview
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KKR sees $100bn potential in Arctos acquisition
'We really like the idea of building a secondary platform with a blank sheet of paper,' KKR CFO Rob Lewin said on the firm’s Q4 2025 earnings call.
Arctos approaches final close on debut GP financing fund
The firm's Keystone strategy provides bespoke offerings to alternatives managers at the management company, fund and asset level.
Arctos-backed Hayfin MBO represents 'trillion-dollar' opportunity
There are countless private markets firms that need a partner to help them grow in an era of scarce alpha and capital, says Arctos managing partner Ian Charles.
Arctos: The power of sports investing
Professional sports franchises are unique assets with high scarcity value and long-term recurring revenues that present the opportunity to compound capital over long periods, say Chad Hutchinson and Jordan Solomon, partners at Arctos Partners.
Arctos turns to alternatives industry with new strategy launch
Arctos Keystone's offerings could include tailored GP stake sales, bespoke continuation funds and asset or fund-level recapitalisations, executives from the group tell PEI.
Arctos opens London office to fuel sports franchise growth
The firm is sending a managing director with prior Goldman Sachs and HarbourVest Partners experience in the secondaries market to lead the outpost, PEI has learned.
Sports' most active PE owners revealed
Buyout firms CVC Capital Partners and Silver Lake are among the biggest investors by disclosed deal value, alongside sports specialists Arctos Sports Partners and Bruin Capital.
Arctos Partners contact information
Offices
4550 Travis Street, Suite 300, Dallas, 75205, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Ms. Megan E. Salvadore | Job titleDirector, Investor Relations | LocationDallas, United States | Email  ---------- |
| Mr. Michael D. Belsley | Job titlePartner and Chief Legal Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email --------- |
| Ms. Julie Bernodat | Job titleManaging Director, Keystone | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email ---------- |
| Mr. Ian H. Charles | Job titleFounder & Managing Partner, Investments | LocationDallas, United States | Email -------- |
Arctos Partners funds managed
Funds in market: 6
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Closed funds: 6
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Stories that mention Arctos Partners
Scrutiny on fund governance has intensified amid adversity – Paul, Weiss report
As fundraising pressures mount, LPs are seeking greater control, sharper economics and stronger protections against succession and zombie fund risks, new research from the law firm shows.
The so-called 'zombie fund' problem persists and LPs are concerned
Investors expect the number of tail-end vehicles still holding assets to rise amid ongoing liquidity pressures and difficulties in GPs differentiating themselves.
'Goldman handful' and the zombie apocalypse: Takeaways from NEXUS
Missed our conference? Here are four things you should know.
Side Letter: Here be zombies
In today's edition, Zombie funds could manage $1 trillion in NAV before the end of the decade; How managers can navigate private equity's 'new era'; Why there are limits to the speed at which secondaries can expand.
It's time to talk about the future of PE returns
What role does private equity play in a portfolio if it's not delivering alpha?
On a ring and a prayer: notes from NEXUS 2025
Talk of disruption and dislocation amid a turbulent new US administration reigned supreme.
Side Letter: KKR's $13bn monetisation haul
KKR has seen a 60 percent uptick in monetisation activity this year as exit conditions improve. Plus: Why secondaries evergreen funds are changing buyer behaviour. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Disaggregating carry
There are concerns that GPs may be using continuation funds to protect their carry from underperforming assets. Plus: sports investing just got even more lucrative. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.