Arctos, a private investment firm that provides bespoke growth capital and liquidity solutions, to sports franchises via Arctos Sports, and alternative asset managers via Arctos Keystone, has appointed Gregory Baecher as a partner.
Baecher will be responsible for the firm’s capital solutions group and help lead corporate strategic initiatives.
Baecher joins Arctos from Warburg Pincus, the global growth-focused private equity investor, where he spent nearly 20 years in various roles.
Baecher began his career at Warburg Pincus as an investor, working across several industry groups that sourced, executed, and managed investments totalling more than $8bn 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 the firm’s participation in an 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 $4bn in commitments.
Baecher started his career at JPMorgan Chase, working in the real estate and lodging investment banking and credit portfolio groups.
