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GAF in the zone for $3.8b pro sports fund

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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Natasha Nankivell is stepping up to the plate. The former Carlyle Group managing director and founder of private equity fundraising shop, Global Alternatives Fund (GAF), has secured the firm a spot in Arctos Sports Partners Fund II, set to close next month with around $3.8 billion ($US2.5 billion) in the tank.

Dallas-headquartered private equity newcomer Arctos Partners has become a big-name investor in professional sports since it was launched in 2020. The speciality firm has popped up in more than a dozen sports teams and franchises, with a focus on European soccer and North American professional sports leagues like the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League.

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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au
Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com
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