For more information, please contact:
Joette Richards, (262)894-2224
joette@milwaukeepressclub.org
www.milwaukeepressclub.org
Newsmaker to feature new co-owner of Bucks
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Press Club and the Rotary Club of Milwaukee will present a Newsmaker Breakfast featuring Marc Lasry, new co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, on Monday, June 23, from 7:15 to 9 am in the Memorial Hall at the War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. Parking is available to the north of the building – please tell the attendant you are there for Rotary.
Lasry and business partner Wesley Edens recently acquired the Bucks from former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl for $550 million. Lasry is the chairman, chief executive officer and a co-founder of Avenue Capital Group. Founded in 1995, Avenue is a global investment firm with over $13 billion of assets under management. Avenue maintains its headquarters in New York with offices in London, Luxembourg, Munich and throughout Asia.
Prior to founding Avenue, Lasry co-founded Amroc Investments LLC and managed capital for Amroc Investments L.P., the predecessor firm associated with Robert M. Bass Group Inc. In addition, Lasry was co-director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company and previously served as director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company. Lasry also held a clerkship for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of New York.
Lasry will be interviewed by a panel of Milwaukee journalists at the breakfast.
The Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Series is sponsored by Journal Communications and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Milwaukee Press Club presents the Newsmaker series to shed light on topical issues. The public is invited to attend the luncheons. The cost to attend is $20 for MPC members and $25 for non-members. Breakfast is included. Seating will be limited. Registration deadline is June 18. Advanced registration and payment are required and may be done online at www.milwaukeepressclub.org. Checks may be mailed to the MPC at PO Box 176, North Prairie, WI 53153-0176. Cancellations will be accepted up to 48 hours in advance for a full refund. Please contact Joette Richards at the Milwaukee Press Club at joette@milwaukeepressclub.org with any questions or call 262-894-2224.
