Providing thoughtful liquidity and structured growth
capital solutions to sports franchise owners
Arctos Sports Partners is a private equity platform dedicated to the professional sports industry and sports franchise owners.
Our mission is to partner with owners and leagues to increase liquidity and financial flexibility for ownership groups using a collaborative, thought partner approach.
Arctos Sports Partners acquires passive minority stakes in professional sports franchises and provides customized liquidity and passive growth capital solutions to sports franchise control owners and governors.
Our team is uniquely positioned to execute this strategy on behalf of institutional investors and to act as a collaborative partner for sports ownership groups and leagues.
The Arctos team has an extensive track record in private equity fund management and
professional sports leadership
Managing Partner
Ian H. Charles is the Founder and Managing Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. In addition to his investment responsibilities, Mr. Charles directs the Firm’s investment strategy, firm governance and investor relations.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Charles served as a member of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees and Partner at Landmark Partners, a leader in the global private equity, real estate and infrastructure secondary markets. At Landmark, Mr. Charles helped design and execute the firm’s private equity strategy; Read More
Managing Partner
David J. O’Connor is a Managing Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. In addition to his investment responsibilities, Mr. O’Connor directs the Firm’s investment strategy, firm governance and investor relations.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. O’Connor was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG), whose assets include Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL), Radio City Music Hall, the Forum, Counter Logic Gaming and a number of other entertainment properties. Read More
Partner
Chad Hutchinson is a Partner of Arctos Sports Partners. Mr. Hutchinson is on the Investment Committee and directs the Firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, executing and managing investments for the Firm.
Prior to joining Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Hutchinson was a Managing Director at Sixth Street, a global investment firm operating across nine platforms including growth investing, adjacencies, direct lending, fundamental public strategies, infrastructure, special situations, agriculture and par liquid credit. Read More
Partner
Joseph S. Nasr is a Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. Mr. Nasr is on the Investment Committee and directs the Firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, executing and managing investments for the Firm.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Nasr served as a Managing Director at Stellus Capital Management, a private credit platform. At Stellus, Mr. Nasr was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, structuring and managing loans and equity co-investments in private equity-backed businesses. Mr. Nasr also managed amendment processes, managed the firm’s private fund credit facilities and worked closely with the firm’s leadership team on strategic initiatives. Read More
Partner
Robyn Sacks Slutzky is a Partner of Arctos Sports Partners. In addition to leading the firm’s investor relations and capital raising activities, Mrs. Slutzky directs the Firm’s investment strategy and firm governance.
Prior to joining Arctos Sports Partners, Mrs. Slutzky served as Co-Head of Private Equity Due Diligence for JPMorgan’s Private Bank where she led a team that sourced and oversaw more than $40 billion in client commitments. In this capacity, she worked with some of the largest private equity firms and served on numerous Advisory Boards. Read More
Partner
Jordan L. Solomon is a Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. Mr. Solomon is on the Investment Committee and directs the Firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, executing and managing investments for the Firm.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Solomon served as Executive Vice President of MSG Sports at the Madison Square Garden Company, where he was responsible for MSG’s sports business operations, including the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL). Mr. Solomon led commercial strategy for the teams, including sponsorships, ticketing, marketing, merchandizing, venue operations and analytics. Read More
Managing Partner
Ian H. Charles is the Founder and Managing Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. In addition to his investment responsibilities, Mr. Charles directs the Firm’s investment strategy, firm governance and investor relations.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Charles served as a member of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees and Partner at Landmark Partners, a leader in the global private equity, real estate and infrastructure secondary markets. At Landmark, Mr. Charles helped design and execute the firm’s private equity strategy; Read More
Managing Partner
David J. O’Connor is a Managing Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. In addition to his investment responsibilities, Mr. O’Connor directs the Firm’s investment strategy, firm governance and investor relations.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. O’Connor was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG), whose assets include Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL), Radio City Music Hall, the Forum, Counter Logic Gaming and a number of other entertainment properties. Read More
Partner
Chad Hutchinson is a Partner of Arctos Sports Partners. Mr. Hutchinson is on the Investment Committee and directs the Firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, executing and managing investments for the Firm.
Prior to joining Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Hutchinson was a Managing Director at Sixth Street, a global investment firm operating across nine platforms including growth investing, adjacencies, direct lending, fundamental public strategies, infrastructure, special situations, agriculture and par liquid credit. Read More
Partner
Joseph S. Nasr is a Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. Mr. Nasr is on the Investment Committee and directs the Firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, executing and managing investments for the Firm.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Nasr served as a Managing Director at Stellus Capital Management, a private credit platform. At Stellus, Mr. Nasr was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, structuring and managing loans and equity co-investments in private equity-backed businesses. Mr. Nasr also managed amendment processes, managed the firm’s private fund credit facilities and worked closely with the firm’s leadership team on strategic initiatives. Read More
Partner
Robyn Sacks Slutzky is a Partner of Arctos Sports Partners. In addition to leading the firm’s investor relations and capital raising activities, Mrs. Slutzky directs the Firm’s investment strategy and firm governance.
Prior to joining Arctos Sports Partners, Mrs. Slutzky served as Co-Head of Private Equity Due Diligence for JPMorgan’s Private Bank where she led a team that sourced and oversaw more than $40 billion in client commitments. In this capacity, she worked with some of the largest private equity firms and served on numerous Advisory Boards. Read More
Partner
Jordan L. Solomon is a Partner at Arctos Sports Partners. Mr. Solomon is on the Investment Committee and directs the Firm’s investment strategy, sourcing, executing and managing investments for the Firm.
Prior to the formation of Arctos Sports Partners, Mr. Solomon served as Executive Vice President of MSG Sports at the Madison Square Garden Company, where he was responsible for MSG’s sports business operations, including the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL). Mr. Solomon led commercial strategy for the teams, including sponsorships, ticketing, marketing, merchandizing, venue operations and analytics. Read More
Arctos Sports Partners is a private equity platform dedicated to the professional sports industry and sports franchise owners
Arctos Sports Partners develops industry-leading thought leadership at the intersection of long-term investing and sports business operations
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admin2022-04-13 19:36:392022-04-18 21:11:38Arctos Insights: Future of Sports Media: An Update
NHL.com, January 4, 2022
Vinik Sports Group and Tampa Bay Lightning Chairman & Governor Jeff Vinik today announced that Arctos Sports Partners has made a minority investment into Vinik Sports Group (VSG).
RSL Communications, January 5, 2022
Major League Soccer’s Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of Real Salt Lake and the club’s associated properties to David Blitzer and Ryan Smith’s Smith Entertainment Group (SEG)…
CNBC, December 14, 2021
The Golden State Warriors have agreed to an international rights sponsorship with crypto platform FTX. Deal terms were not made public, but people familiar with the agreement told CNBC it’s a multiyear pact…
Bloomberg, December 16, 2021
Legal sports betting in the U.S. — once confined to Nevada — has gone mainstream. Since the Supreme Court in 2018 ended federal bans on the industry’s expansion, dozens of states have legalized it, and a multibillion-dollar betting boom is afoot.
Deloitte Insights, December 1, 2021
What fan wouldn’t want to buy an unforgettable sports moment? Nonfungible tokens (NFTs), unique digital identifiers that use blockchain to record ownership of media, are now letting them do just that.
Variety, December 2, 2021
The U.S.’s National Basketball Association (NBA) and Indian media conglomerate Viacom18 have revealed a multiyear partnership to deliver live NBA games and programming to Indian audiences across television and streaming platforms.
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