Alternative Investment Expert & Business Leader; Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder of Avenue Capital Group; Former Co-Owner of Milwaukee Bucks
Marc Lasry Biography
Marc Lasry is a Moroccan-American businessman known for his work in distressed debt and alternative investing. He is the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment manager specializing in specialty lending, undervalued debt, and equity opportunities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Lasry has focused his professional career on credit investing for more than four decades.
Lasry began his career in law, clerking for the former chief bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of New York. He later managed capital for Amroc, an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. At Cowen & Company, Lasry served as co-director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department, concentrating on distressed assets and restructuring undervalued companies. He co-founded Avenue Capital Group with his sister, Sonia Gardner, initially raising less than $10 million in capital. The firm expanded its investment focus internationally, growing its hedge fund to manage as much as $11 billion in assets. Forbes has listed Lasry among the highest-earning hedge fund managers.
In addition to his finance career, Lasry became a co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, purchasing the team with Wes Edens. Under Lasry's ownership, the Bucks won an NBA championship and the franchise's valuation increased significantly. Lasry later sold his stake in the Bucks in a deal that valued the franchise at $3.2 billion.
Lasry continued his involvement in sports investment by establishing the Avenue Sports Fund, which focuses on providing debt and equity capital to sports teams, leagues, and related businesses across established and emerging leagues, including women's sports. Avenue Capital Group announced the fund closed with over $1 billion in capital commitments. Investments include The Bay Golf Club in TGL, Trackhouse Entertainment Group, Cosm, Ipswich Town Football Club, Mercury/13, PGA Tour Enterprises, and the Baltimore Orioles.
Lasry is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on various boards of advisors and directors for both for-profit and non-profit organizations. He is also on the Board of Advisors of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Lasry is a frequent speaker at industry events such as the Reuters Global Investment Summit, the SALT Conference, and the Young President's Organization. His career spans law, finance, sports ownership, and sports investment, providing expertise on strategy, risk, and opportunity across multiple industries.
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