KKR to Acquire Arctos, Establishing a New Platform for Sports, GP Solutions and Secondaries in a Strategic Transaction Initially Valued at $1.4 Billion

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• The acquisition advances KKR's strategy to scale its platform by building and acquiring complementary businesses in large addressable markets where KKR has the ability to be a leader

  80% confidence

• Taking into account the transaction, perpetual and long-dated capital would represent 53% of KKR's $759 billion of AUM

  80% confidence

• Through this transaction, Arctos will become an even stronger partner to the markets and investors that it serves

  80% confidence

• KKR is a preeminent global investment firm and ideally positioned to help achieve the vision for Arctos with tremendous opportunity to better serve the sports industry and sponsor community through partnership providing access to strategic, financial and operational resources

  80% confidence

• Arctos has created a distinctive and scaled platform across sports investing and capital solutions for asset managers with complementary strengths, strong cultural alignment, and entrepreneurial approach that fits well with KKR

  80% confidence

• Transaction expected to be accretive per share across key financial metrics immediately post-closing

  80% confidence

• The private equity secondaries market saw record activity in 2025, with LP-led and GP-led volumes of approximately $226 billion, up 41% from 2024 and a compound annual growth rate of roughly 20% since 2013

  80% confidence

• Ian Charles is one of the most experienced leaders in the secondaries space and the right partner to help KKR build a leading franchise across sports, GP solutions and secondaries

  80% confidence

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