Profile: How Arctos Sports Fund became the go-to partner for sports giants

Arctos has just closed another $4.2 billion sports fund making it “the world’s largest aggregation of institutional capital dedicated exclusively to professional sports investment.”
With interests in Liverpool, PSG and Atalanta Arctos is an increasingly significant player in European football, but claims that there are only “10 to 15 investible clubs” on the continent. Who, if anyone, will be next?
Why it matters: Influx of private equity in European football has increased dramatically since the pandemic, but despite more funds than ever being available investors are being increasingly selective over their targets.
The perspective: In justifying its €4 billion QSI/PSG valuation, Arctos emphasised PSG’s youth development, market dominance in Paris and new stadium potential – but made no mention of rights or commercial growth.

When Liverpool face Atalanta in the Europa League in Bergamo later tonight, for one of the watching parties, albeit one that few in attendance will have heard of, it presents the archetypal win-win situation.

Arctos Sports, a specialised private equity company with offices in New York, Texas and London, hold 5 per cent stake in Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool, and 45 per cent of La Dea, the holding company, which owns Atalanta. For Arc

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