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Amanda R. Del Biaggio is a an Administrative Manager at Arctos responsible for providing comprehensive logistical and administrative support to both the Investment and Investor Relations Team.  Prior to joining Arctos, Ms. Del Biaggio was an Executive Assistant at EnCap Investments for nine years where she provided direct support to Partners, Directors and other senior management. Prior to EnCap, Ms. Del Biaggio was an Executive Assistant to the Investor Relations Team at HM Capital Partners.

Jordan Solomon is a Partner at Arctos Partners. Mr. Solomon is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing, and managing investments for the Sports strategy, with a focus on North America. Prior to co-founding Arctos Partners in 2019, Mr. Solomon served as Executive Vice President of MSG Sports at the Madison Square Garden Company, where he was responsible for MSG’s sports business operations, including the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL). Prior to joining MSG, Mr. Solomon was Vice President of Team Marketing and Business Operations at the NBA and an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Solomon graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a BA in Economics and International Relations and received his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and an MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Meaghan Murphy is the Head of Administration at Arctos Partners. Ms. Murphy is responsible for helping improve organizational processes to support firmwide productivity, quality, and efficiency, and works with leadership to develop and implement policies, procedures, and the firm’s human resources function. Prior to the formation of Arctos Partners, Ms. Murphy was the Office Manager at RedBird Capital Partners, where she played a key role in opening the Dallas office, building administrative infrastructure, supporting the accounting function, and managing internal and external firm events. Previously, she served as the Dallas Office Manager at Park Hill Group, overseeing office policies, practices, and programs. Ms. Murphy graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder where she earned a BA in Latin American Studies and Political Science.

Larissa Wall is a Managing Director of Finance at Arctos Partners. Ms. Wall is responsible for the accounting, related reporting, and other financial aspects involving the firm, related funds, and affiliates. Prior to joining Arctos Partners, Ms. Wall spent more than five years at Fortress Investment Group as a Vice President, leading finance and reporting for multiple private equity–style credit funds focused on commercial real estate and related opportunistic investments, while also helping drive community outreach initiatives in the Dallas office. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at TPG, overseeing revenue accounting, budgeting, and process improvement efforts and co-founding the TPG Professional Women’s Network. Earlier in her career, Ms. Wall worked at Ernst & Young in New York, serving financial services clients with a focus on private equity and hedge funds. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas A&M University where she earned a BBA and MS in Accounting and Finance.

Michelle Bonvino is an Assistant Controller at Arctos Partners. Ms. Bonvino is responsible for the accounting, related reporting, and other financial aspects involving the firm, related funds and affiliates. Prior to joining Arctos, Ms. Bonvino spent nearly a decade in KPMG’s Dallas asset management practice, most recently as a Senior Manager, leading audit teams serving private and public clients across the real estate, private equity, and sports sectors. She is a licensed CPA and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southern Methodist University with a BBA in Accounting, a minor in Psychology, and a Master of Science in Accounting, and was recognized as the Outstanding Accounting Major.

Sushaan Modi is a Director at Arctos Partners. Mr. Modi is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing, and managing investments for the Sports strategy. Prior to joining Arctos Partners, Mr. Modi was an Associate in PJT Partners’ Strategic Advisory group in New York, advising on M&A transactions, helping build the firm’s sports, media, and entertainment practice, and serving as a strategic advisor to major leagues including the NFL, NBA, and CONCACAF. Mr. Modi has also held strategy and operations roles at Los Angeles Football Club, Major League Soccer, and Wagr. He graduated with honors from the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics and a BA in International Studies and earned his MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Zachary Baran is a Managing Director at Arctos Partners. Mr. Baran leads Arctos Insights, the firm’s applied research and data sciences team, and serves as an investment professional for the Sports and Keystone strategies. Prior to co-founding Arctos Partners in 2019, Mr. Baran was an Associate at Warburg Pincus in New York, a global growth investor, where he helped build a data-driven strategy initiative. Prior to Warburg Pincus, he was an Associate at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on strategy and fundraising for the multi-alternative and private equity advisory business within the Alternative Investments & Manager Selection group. Mr. Baran began his career in the Quantitative Research Group at Landmark Partners. He graduated with distinction from the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy.

William Karmin is an Associate at Arctos Partners. Mr. Karmin is responsible for all aspects of transaction evaluation and execution. Prior to joining Arctos, Mr. Karmin was an Investment Banking Analyst at Marathon Capital. During his time at Marathon, he was involved in valuation, due diligence, creation of marketing materials, and process management across transactions spanning M&A, equity capital markets, and debt capital markets. Mr. Karmin graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in Journalism and minors in Business Institutions and Legal Studies.

David O’Connor is a Managing Partner at Arctos Partners. Mr. O’Connor directs firm strategy and governance and oversees the Sports strategy. Prior to co-founding Arctos Partners in 2019, Mr. O’Connor was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Madison Square Garden Company, where he oversaw all aspects of MSG’s sports business operations and interfaced with NBA, NHL, and WNBA commissioners and league officials. Prior to joining MSG, Mr. O’Connor spent more than 30 years at Creative Artists Agency, where he served as Managing Partner of the world-wide entertainment and sports agency and led the expansion of the agency with the creation of CAA Sports. Mr. O’Connor graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in English and Film Studies, where he was a four-year letterman in lacrosse.

Forrest Richmond is a Director at Arctos Partners. Mr. Richmond is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing, and managing investments for the Sports strategy. Prior to joining Arctos Partners in 2020, Mr. Richmond was a member of the Secondary Investment Group at HarbourVest Partners where he was responsible for the evaluation, structuring, execution, and monitoring of private equity transactions. Prior to HarbourVest, Mr. Richmond began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst on the Technology, Media, and Telecom group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Richmond graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Global Systems and Management.

Brian Lafemina is a Partner at Arctos Partners. Mr. Lafemina is responsible for sourcing and value-creation initiatives for the Sports strategy. Prior to joining Arctos Partners in 2025, Mr. Lafemina held executive roles with several major organizations, including the National Football League, where he served as Senior Vice President of Club Business Development, the New York Giants, the Washington Commanders, and On Location Experiences. Mr. Lafemina is widely recognized for his ability to lead transformative initiatives that elevate fan experiences and align organizational strategy with long-term business success. Mr. Lafemina graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in Economics where he was also a varsity diver.

Clare Berns is an Associate at Arctos Partners. Ms. Berns is responsible for all aspects of transaction evaluation and execution. Prior to joining Arctos, Ms. Berns was an Analyst in the Technology Investment Banking group at Lazard in the Chicago office. At Lazard, Ms. Berns was involved in all aspects of M&A transactions, including valuation, conducting due diligence, drafting marketing materials and process management. Ms. Berns graduated from Texas Christian University, where she received a BBA in Finance.

Clay Davison is a Vice President at Arctos Partners. Mr. Davison is responsible for executing the Firm’s Capital Markets initiatives and supports capital-raising activities within the wealth channel. Prior to joining Arctos Partners, Mr. Davison served as an Associate Director at IEQ Capital. While at IEQ, Mr. Davison was responsible for client acquisition and driving strategic initiatives for new business. Prior to IEQ Capital, Mr. Davison worked at RCP Advisors in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Davison graduated from the University of Washington where he received a BA in International Political Economy.

Robyn Sacks Slutzky is a Partner at Arctos Partners. Ms. Slutzky helps lead the firm’s capital solutions group with a focus on its wealth management platform. Prior to joining Arctos Partners in 2021, Ms. Slutzky served as Co-Head of Private Equity Due Diligence for J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where she led a team that sourced and oversaw client commitments and served as a member of the Private Equity Advisory Committee. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Ms. Slutzky was an Investment Vice President at Prudential Financial, where she was responsible for making private equity fund and co-investments on behalf of the general account. Her earlier career included fund investing and co-investing roles at Quilvest and AlpInvest, as well as investment banking experience at DLJ / Credit Suisse. Ms. Slutzky graduated with honors from the University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business, where she received a BA in Finance. She received her MBA from the Columbia Business School.

Ian Charles is a Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Arctos Partners. Mr. Charles directs firm strategy and governance, capital solutions, and investment strategy. Prior to co-founding Arctos Partners in 2019, Mr. Charles served as a member of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees and was a Partner at Landmark Partners, a leader in secondary markets, where he helped design and execute the firm’s private equity strategy, built the firm’s quantitative research group, and completed innovative liquidity transactions. Prior to joining Landmark Partners, Mr. Charles was a co-founder of Cogent Partners, the first secondary market sell-side advisor, where he was responsible for leading the day-to-day management of the firm and sourcing and leading large secondary advisory mandates. He began his career on an investment team that is now part of the Neuberger Berman alternative investments platform. Mr. Charles is a is a CFA^® charterholder and graduated with honors from Texas Christian University, where he received a BBA in Finance and Accounting. He later received his MBA from Wharton.

Tanner Houston is a Director at Arctos Partners. In addition to his investment responsibilities, Mr. Houston supports firm strategy and platform development and leads branding and communications for the firm. Prior to co-founding Arctos Partners in 2019, Mr. Houston was an Associate at Landmark Partners, where he worked across the firm’s private equity solutions platform supporting financial modeling, underwriting, and the evaluation of prospective and active investments. Previously, Mr. Houston began his career in secondary advisory at Greenhill & Co., responsible for client engagements and execution activities including valuation analysis, due diligence, structuring, and marketing. Mr. Houston graduated with honors from Texas Christian University with a BBA in Finance and a minor in Accounting.

Ali Soufraki is an Associate at Arctos Partners. Mr. Soufraki is responsible for all aspects of transaction evaluation and execution. Prior to joining Arctos, Mr. Soufraki was an Analyst at Morgan Stanley in the Global Power and Utilities Investment Banking practice in New York. During his time at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Soufraki was involved in all aspects of transactions, including valuation, conducting due diligence, drafting marketing materials and process management. Mr. Soufraki graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Economics.

Chih-Wei Chang is a Vice President at Arctos Partners. Ms. Chang supports the firms research, data science and risk management initiatives across Arctos Insights. Prior to joining Arctos Partners, Ms. Chang was a Vice President at Ares, where she was responsible for developing and enhancing data-driven software tools for private equity performance forecasts. Prior to joining Ares, Ms. Chang was a senior associate at Landmark Partners where she focused on building and improving financial models and tools used for firm investment decisions. Before joining Landmark, Ms. Chang was a Vice President at HSBC, Taiwan’s global market department. She provided hedging and investment solutions and structured treasury products (FX swaps, FX options, structured notes, IRS, CCS) for corporate clients. Ms. Chang is a CFA^® charterholder. She graduated from National Taiwan University, where she received an MS and BS in Finance.

Cierra Ciszecky is a Senior Accountant with Arctos Partners. Ms. Ciszecky will assist the Controller with various financial aspects of the fund, co-invest, and related affiliated entities. Prior to joining Arctos, Ms. Ciszecky spent over three years at Blue River Partners, an outsourced service provider to the alternative asset management industry. Ms. Ciszecky graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington, where she received a BBA in Accounting and later received an MBA from Texas Wesleyan University.

Griffin White is a Senior Associate at Arctos Partners. Mr. White is responsible for client services, investor inquiries and the support of fundraising operations. Prior to joining Arctos, Mr. White was a Vice President on the Client and Capital Formation team at TPG, where he led firmwide Operational Due Diligence initiatives and contributed to investor relations, fundraising, and product support across TPG’s five platforms. He began his career at BNY Mellon in Boston as part of the Taft-Hartley relationship management team, supporting institutional clients across the East Coast. Mr. White graduated from Boston University with a BS in Advertising.

John Stott is a Partner at Arctos Partners. Mr. Stott directs investment strategy, sourcing, executing and managing investments for the Keystone strategy. Prior to joining Arctos Partners, Mr. Stott served as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company, where he provided strategic, organizational, and growth insights to private equity firms. Previously, he was a Partner at Landmark Partners, helping execute the firm’s private equity strategy in North America. At Landmark, he sourced, structured, and evaluated minority stake transactions across buyout, venture, and special situations funds. Mr. Stott originally joined Landmark as an Associate focused on direct investments before rejoining the firm following his MBA. Mr. Stott began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Boenning & Scattergood (now Janney Montgomery Scott). He graduated from Cabrini University, where he received a BS in Finance and later received an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.