Avenue Capital Group was founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner. Mr. Lasry and Ms. Gardner have successfully invested in the public and private debt and equity securities of distressed companies across a variety of industries for over two decades. The Firm's primary focus is investing in distressed debt and other special situations investments in the United States, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in New York, the Firm has offices in Europe and Asia. Avenue maintains a well-developed infrastructure with extensive accounting, operations, legal, business development, investor relations, risk management, compliance and information technology departments.
The Firm seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns primarily by focusing on the distressed debt and undervalued securities of companies. Avenue pursues a theme-driven, concentrated investment strategy that is analytically intensive and relies upon individual credit, industry and macro research and analysis. To execute this strategy, the Firm has assembled experienced teams of investment professionals.
The Firm seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns primarily by focusing on the distressed debt and undervalued securities of companies. Avenue pursues a theme-driven, concentrated investment strategy that is analytically intensive and relies upon individual credit, industry and macro research and analysis. To execute this strategy, the Firm has assembled experienced teams of investment professionals.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 1995
Investors 2
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| 20.05.2026 | SportGen Summit 2026: The Global Sports Business Community Convenes in Paris on May 27–28 | Share Share Share Share Email With speakers and participants from the NFL, ATP Tour, Paris Saint-Germain, Mastercard, WTA Ventures, Amazon Web Services, Carlyle, Permira, Bpifrance, SailGP, UTS, League One Volleyball, TikTok, UEFA, IBM, Sna... |
| 18.05.2026 | Why a small UK lender has major U.S. credit firms on edge | The failure of U.K. specialist lender Market Financial Solutions has left banks and investment firms on both sides of the Atlantic facing potentially hundreds of millions in losses. The MFS collapse has underscored the need for closer scrut... |
| 14.04.2026 | Quartzy Raises $23M in Funding | Quartzy, a Hayward, CA-based provider of a vertically-integrated procurement platform for the life sciences industry, raised $23M in funding. The round was led by Avenue Capital Group and BroadOak Capital Partners. The company intends to us... |
| 31.03.2026 | Turn Therapeutics: $25 Million Financing Secured By Dermatology Biotechnology Company | Turn Therapeutics, a clinical-stage dermatology biotechnology company, announced it has secured up to $25 million in financing through a growth capital loan facility with Avenue Capital Group. The agreement includes an initial $7 million tr... |
| 10.01.2026 | Spruce Biosciences: Up To $50 Million Venture Debt Facility Secured To Support TA-ERT Path To Market | Spruce Biosciences announced it has entered into a venture debt loan facility for up to $50 million with Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, a fund of Avenue Capital Group, providing growth capital as the company advances tralesinidase al... |
| 04.08.2025 | Will Avenue Capital, GIC make any money from financial services bet? | Pro US-based stressed assets and private credit investment firm Avenue Capital is looking to reduce its stake in an Indian financial services company while Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC intends to fully exit as the company prepares to... |
| 02.08.2025 | ARCIL plans IPO comprising OFS by Avenue India Resurgence, SBI and other investors | - |
| 10.05.2025 | Marc Lasrys reps refute malicious campaign in sexual misconduct suit | Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry has refuted the latest statements made by an ex-employee who maintains the billionaire subjected her to years of sexual harassment and a smear campaign. Lasry was hit by a countersuit seeking $100 ... |
| 17.02.2025 | LPGA Star and Stanford Champion Rose Zhang Joins The Bay Golf Club Ownership, Expanding Her Impact on the Future of Golf | The Bay Golf Club logo LPGA Star and Stanford Champion Rose Zhang joins The Bay Golf Club ownership group Two-time LPGA Tour winner joins NBA champions Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Andre Iguodala, and former Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc ... |
| 21.01.2025 | Men In Blazers Media Network: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Expanding Soccer Coverage | Men in Blazers Media Network, a voice in U.S. soccer media, announced the closing of a $15 million Series A fundraising round. The round is led by Avenue Sports Fund, headed by Marc Lasry, Co-Founder and CEO of Avenue Capital Group (include... |
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