Avenue Capital Group

Avenue Capital Group

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Overview

Avenue Capital Group was founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia E. Gardner. Pioneers in the distressed debt market, 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.

Headquartered in New York, with offices in London, Luxembourg, Munich, and nine offices throughout Asia, the firm manages assets valued at approximately $15.8 billion as of March 31, 2009. Avenue draws on the skills and experience of approximately 300 employees and its Senior Principals, Marc Lasry and Sonia E. Gardner, who have spent virtually their entire careers in the field of distressed investments.

Highlights

Founded

1995

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

101-250

Investment

26

Lead Investment

21

Exits

9

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity

Investor Type

Hedge Fund, Private Equity Firm

Location

New York, New York, United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Avenue Capital Group, established in 1995 and headquartered in New York, New York, United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity investments across Manufacturing, Industrial, Productivity Tools, Venture Capital, Legal, Financial Services, Finance, CleanTech, Education, Career Planning. The organization boasts a portfolio of 24 investments, with an average round size of $84.6M and 9 successful exits. Their recent investments include Wuxi Qiaolian Wind Power Technology, iD TechVentures, China Environmental Fund, Ambow Education, Actis. The highest investment round they participated in was $51.9B. Among their most notable exits are Wuxi Qiaolian Wind Power Technology and iD TechVentures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Jeffrey Becker

Managing Director

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Marc Lasry

Chief Executive Officer

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Sonia Gardner

Co-Founder, President and Managing Partner

Investment portfolio

Avenue Capital Group has made 26 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 31, 2024, when Cosm raised $250.0M.

Avenue Capital Group has made 3 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Feb 05, 2024, when ProducePay raised $38.0M.

investments

26

Diversity investments

3

Lead investments

21

Number of exits

9

Investments

26

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jun 27, 2024--10.4M
Jul 02, 2024
Cytosorbents Cytosorbents
Biotechnology15.0M
Jul 17, 2024
Trackhouse Entertainment Group Trackhouse Entertainment Group
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Jul 31, 2024
Cosm Cosm
Information Technology250.0M

Exits

9

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

26

Investors

0

Funds

5

Funding Rounds

26

Avenue Capital Group has raised 26 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 31, 2024 from a Venture Round - Cosm round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jun 27, 2024
Venture Round - CityPickle Venture Round - CityPickle
-10.4M-
Jul 02, 2024
Post-IPO Debt - Cytosorbents Post-IPO Debt - Cytosorbents
-15.0M-
Jul 17, 2024
Venture Round - Trackhouse Entertainment Group Venture Round - Trackhouse Entertainment Group
-0-
Jul 31, 2024
Venture Round - Cosm Venture Round - Cosm
-250.0M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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