Dallas Private Investment Firm Arctos Adds New Partner
Gregory Baecher has joined Dallas-based private investment firm Arctos as a partner.
Arctos provides bespoke growth capital and liquidity solutions, differentiated thought partnership and value creation services to sports franchises (Arctos Sports) and alternative asset managers (Arctos Keystone).
"Greg is an incredible addition to our leadership team," Ian Charles, co-founder and co-managing partner of Arctos, said in a statement. "His unique mix of deep industry experience, cross-functional business building, and creative approach to strategic partnerships will be a tremendous resource as our firm continues to scale and level-up our capabilities."
In his new role, Baecher will be responsible for the firm's capital solutions group and help lead corporate strategic initiatives.
Baecher comes to Arctos from Warburg Pincus, the global growth-focused private equity investor, where he spent nearly 20 years in a variety of roles.
He began his career there as an investor, working across several industry groups that sourced, executed, and managed investments totaling more than $8 billion in transaction value. Baecher also worked alongside the firm's senior leadership in a newly created strategy role and served as a member of Warburg Pincus' fundraising and investor relations team, where he helped raise more than $63 billion in commitments across nine funds.
While at Warburg Pincus, Baecher also led and managed its participation in an innovative evergreen investment vehicle designed for high net worth investors; created and managed strategic partnerships with several leading institutional investors; and helped develop and execute the firm's initial general partner-led secondary transactions totaling more than $4 billion in commitments.
Arctos said that Baecher started his career at J.P. Morgan Chase, working in the real estate and lodging investment banking and credit portfolio groups.
"Ian, Doc, and the team have built a special investment firm in less than five years," Baecher said in a statement. "Arctos has a demonstrated track record of innovation, having pioneered the institutionalization of professional sports through Arctos Sports and developed the next generation of partnership solutions for world-class private markets firms through Arctos Keystone. I'm honored and excited to be joining such a high-quality group of people as we continue growing in our core areas of expertise."
Founded in 2019, Arctos said it serves as a catalyst for innovation and business transformation for its portfolio companies and its markets. Arctos has a team of more than 50 investment and operational professionals with investment and operating expertise across industries, geographies, and economic cycles. The firm also has office locations in New York, and London.
