This week, we continue our countdown of the most popular episodes of 2025 with the top three.

At number two, it's Ian Charles from Arctose Partners.

Before founding Arctose alongside Doc O'Connor to dominate the sports investing sector,

Ian spent his career creating liquidity solutions in private markets.

Arctose's second strategy goes back to his roots, providing solutions for GPs. In all his work, Ian is intensively research

and data-driven, and he brings that to bear to describe the current state of private market businesses.

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My guest on today's show is Ian Charles, founding partner at Arctose Partners, a 14 billion

dollar private equity firm that strives to create valuable solutions to complex problems.

In just five years, Arctose has become the leading institutional investor across the five

major North American sports leagues. It also serves as a strategic partner to leading private

market sponsors with bespoke capital and liquidity solutions. As part of its effort to support

both ecosystems, Arctose publishes data-driven research and content

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