Podcasts Business Investing Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry Ian Charles & Doc OConnor Investing in Sports Teams at Arctos Sports Partners (Capital Allocators, EP.225)

Ian Charles & Doc OConnor Investing in Sports Teams at Arctos Sports Partners (Capital Allocators, EP.225)

Published: Dec. 6, 2021, 9 a.m.

Ian Charles and Doc O\u2019Connor are the Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Arctos Sports Partners, a private equity firm dedicated to buying minority stakes in professional sports franchises. From its founding just two years ago, Arctos quickly has become the market leader in the space, raising a $2.1 billion first-time fund and a SPAC alongside Executive-in-Residence Theo Epstein, and buying stakes in MLB teams including the Boston Red Sox, the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings in the NBA, and a compliment of other sports assets.

Our conversation covers their backgrounds and the formation of Arctos, the investment opportunity in sports franchises, and the underlying business and ownership structure. We then turn to the unique characteristics look of the asset, investment process, and growth strategy. \xa0 Full disclosure, I am a personal investor in Arctos\u2019 fund and am a fan of their strategy and team, pun intended. I hope you\u2019ll enjoy this conversation with Doc O\u2019Connor and Ian Charles as much as I did.

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