Arctos Partners

Arctos Partners
IndustrySports management
Founded2019 (2019)
FounderIan Charles
David "Doc" O'Connor
ParentKKR & Co. (signed purchasing agreement)
Websitewww.arctospartners.com

Arctos Partners is an American sports Management Group/Private equity fund founded in 2019 by Ian Charles and David "Doc" O'Connor, and primarily invests minority stakes in sports franchises.

In 2020, Theo Epstein, the former general manager for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, joined the company and served as a strategic advisor for the company's ventures into baseball and partnership with Fenway Sports Group. In January 2026, KKR & Co. acquired the company in a deal which valued Arctos at $1 Billion.