Avenue Capital Management Ii, L.P. (New York)


Avenue Capital Management Ii, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $6.25 billion of regulatory assets for 34 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Avenue Capital Management Ii provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Avenue Capital Management Ii: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Avenue Capital Management Ii, L.P. is $6.25 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 20% since the beginning of its operation, and $398.43 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $6.25 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $183.77 million each.
Avenue Capital Management Ii has custody of $6.07 billion in cash and securities for 32 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Avenue Capital Management Ii, L.P. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Avenue Capital Management Ii serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Avenue Capital Management Ii is pooled investment vehicles with 33 clients and $6.07 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Avenue Capital Management Ii has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.25 billion for 34 clients. 15% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Avenue Capital Management Ii also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty three hedge funds and two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $500,000,000.

Careers at Avenue Capital Management Ii, L.P.

The company employs 170 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 19 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 9 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Marc Lasry Managing member of avenue partners, llc 1 Oct 1996 Other 1576735
Marc Lasry Chairman and chief executive officer of avenue capital group 1 Jun 2000 50% - 75% 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner President, managing partner and general counsel of avenue capital group 1 Jun 2000 Other 1821166
Marc Nmn Lasry Chairman and chief executive officer of avenue capital group 1 Jun 2000 50% - 75% 1576735
Ira S. Balsam Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2002 Other 4774386
Llc Avenue Employee Participation Plan Member of avenue partners, llc 1 Dec 2002 Other 30-0144078
Llc Avenue Capital Management Ii Genpar General partner of avenue capital management ii, l.p. 1 Jun 2005 Other 36-4576467
Llc Gl Partners Iv Managing member of avenue capital partners iv, llc 1 Aug 2005 75% - 100% 20-3329790
Eric Lawrence Ross Senior managing director, chief compliance officer of avenue capital group 1 Mar 2006 Other 4462506
Marc Lasry Managing member of avenue real estate genpar llc 1 Mar 2006 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of avenue real estate genpar llc 1 Mar 2006 Other 1821166
Eric L. Ross Chief compliance officer and vice president - legal 1 Mar 2006 Other 4462506
Marc Lasry Managing member of avenue global opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Jul 2006 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of avenue global opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Jul 2006 Other 1821166
L.P. Avenue Management Holdco Limited partner of avenue capital management ii, l.p. 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 20-5693574
Llc Avenue Partners Shareholder of avenue international master genpar, ltd. 1 Dec 2006 75% - 100% 13-3852682
Llc Avenue Real Estate Participation Plan Member of avenue real estate genpar, llc 1 Dec 2006 Other 20-8018705
Llc Gl Partners V Managing member of avenue capital partners v, llc 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 20-8639920
Lp Sazes Partners Member of avenue partners, llc 1 Feb 2007 25% - 50% 13-3932877
Marc Lasry 2004 Grat Member of avenue partners, llc 1 Jun 2008 Other 99-9999999
Robert Dennis Ollwerther Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 5187415
David Michael Croen Senior managing director, chief risk officer of avenue capital group 1 Jul 2008 Other 4890182
David M Croen Chief risk officer 1 Jul 2008 Other 4890182
David M. Croen Chief risk officer 1 Jul 2008 Other 4890182
Marc Lasry Managing member of avenue-sc global opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Jul 2008 75% - 100% 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of avenue-sc global opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Jul 2008 Other 1821166
Marc Lasry Trustee of the sonia gardner family trust 1 Dec 2008 Other 1576735
Llc Gl Partners Vi Sole member of avenue capital partners vi, llc 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 27-1261713
Nish Kolonne Chief technology officer of avenue capital group 1 Feb 2009 Other 6928760
Nish Nmn Kolonne Chief technology officer of avenue capital group 1 Feb 2009 Other 6928760
Llc Gl Tc Partners Managing member of avenue tc genpar, llc 1 Apr 2010 75% - 100% 27-2385742
Llc Gl Blue Tc Partners Managing member of avenue blue tc genpar, llc 1 Nov 2010 75% - 100% 27-4011168
Thomas More Larkin Chief financial officer of avenue capital group 1 Apr 2011 Other 4779407
Llc Gl So Partners I Managing member of avenue so capital partners i, llc 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 45-3708955
Richard Philip Furst Chief investment officer of avenue capital group 1 Mar 2013 Other 1984563
Marc Lasry Managing member of avenue coppers opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Dec 2013 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of avenue coppers opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Dec 2013 Other 1821166
Llc Gl Energy Opportunities Partners Managing member of avenue energy opportunities partners, llc 1 Apr 2014 75% - 100% 46-5528962
Llc Gl Pecos Strategic Partners Managing member of pecos strategic partners, llc 1 Apr 2014 75% - 100% 46-5516251
Llc Gl So Partners Ii Managing member of avenue so capital partners ii, llc 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-2075564
A Iii Investment Partners Llc Sole member of a-iii manager llc 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-2206504
Llc Gl Aviation Opportunities Partners Managing member of avenue aviation opportunities partners, llc 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 47-2667498
Lp Sazes Partners Member of avenue ppf opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Mar 2015 75% - 100% 13-3932877
Sonia Gardner Family Trust Member of avenue ppf opportunities fund genpar, llc 1 Mar 2015 Other 26-6671598
Llc Gl Gabriel Managing member of avenue gabriel genpar, llc 1 Aug 2015 75% - 100% 47-5041371
Richard Anthony Cocozza Senior managing director, chief risk officer of avenue capital group 1 Feb 2016 Other 4675679
Ty Darren Oyer Chief compliance officer of avenue capital group 1 Sep 2018 Other 5437610
Andrew Keith Schinder Chief compliance officer of avenue capital group 1 Jan 2019 Other 6144858

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 72 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Lp Sazes Partners Member of avenue partners, llc 1 Oct 1996 25% - 50% 13-3932877
Llc Gl Avenue Employee Management Managing member of avenue employee participation plan, llc 1 Dec 2002 Other 30-0144071
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl avenue employee management, llc 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl avenue employee management, llc 1 Dec 2002 Other 1821166
Andrew Lawrence Farkas Managing member of island capital group llc 1 Jul 2003 75% - 100% 2364566
Marc Lasry 2004 Grat Member of avenue partners, llc 1 Jan 2004 25% - 50% 99-9999999
Sonia Esther Gardner Member of avenue capital management ii genpar, llc 1 Jun 2005 Other 1821166
Marc Lasry Managing member of avenue capital management ii genpar, llc 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% 1576735
Marc Nmn Lasry Managing member of avenue capital management ii genpar, llc 1 Jun 2005 75% - 100% 1576735
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl partners iv, llc 1 Aug 2005 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl partners iv, llc 1 Aug 2005 Other 1821166
Llc Avenue Management Holdco Genpar General partner of avenue management holdco, l.p. 1 Oct 2006 Other 20-5693752
Llc Msm Management Limited partner of avenue managment holdco, l.p. 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 20-5694049
Llc Gl Management Managing member of msm management, llc 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 20-5694166
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl management, llc 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 1576735
L.P. Avenue Investment Holdco Member of gl partners iv, llc 1 Oct 2006 25% - 50% 20-5693482
Llc Avenue Investment Holdco Genpar General partner of avenue investment holdco, l.p. 1 Oct 2006 Other 20-5693675
Llc Msm Investment Limited partner of avenue investment holdco, l.p. 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 20-5693995
Llc Gl Investment Managing member of msm investment, llc 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 20-5694109
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl investment, llc 1 Oct 2006 Other 1821166
Marc Nmn Lasry Managing member of gl management, llc 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 1576735
Malcolm Robinson Non-managing member 1 Oct 2006 25% - 50% 5123730
Ms Ars Holdings A Inc. Limited partner of avenue management holdco, l.p. 1 Oct 2006 25% - 50% 99-9999999
Edward Gellert Member of avenue real estate participation plan, llc 1 Dec 2006 50% - 75% 6047375
Llc Gl Avenue Employee Management Managing member of avenue real estate participation plan, llc 1 Dec 2006 Other 30-0144071
L.P. Avenue Investment Holdco Member of gl partners v, llc 1 Jan 2007 50% - 75% 20-5693482
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl partners v, llc 1 Jan 2007 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl partners v, llc 1 Jan 2007 Other 1821166
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl partners vi, llc 1 Jan 2009 Other 1576735
L.P. Avenue Management Holdco Member of gl partners vi, llc 1 Jan 2009 50% - 75% 20-5693574
Llc Avenue Employee Participation Plan Member of gl partners vi, llc 1 Jan 2009 25% - 50% 30-0144078
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl partners vi, llc 1 Jan 2009 Other 1821166
Island Capital Group Llc Member of island c-iii directives llc 1 Oct 2009 75% - 100% 36-4525612
Island C Iii Directives Llc Managing member of island c-iii holdings llc 1 Nov 2009 Other 27-1134955
Island C Iii Holdings Llc Member of c-iii capital partners llc 1 Feb 2010 50% - 75% 27-0457936
Island C Iii Manager Llc Manager of c-iii capital partners llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 27-1895025
Andrew Lawrence Farkas Member of board of managers of c-iii capital partners llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 2364566
Jeffrey Patrick Cohen Member of board of managers of c-iii capital partners llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 4054078
Frank Mcmurry Garrison Member of board of managers of c-iii capital partners llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 1044606
Sid B Reisman Member of board of managers of c-iii capital partners llc 1 Feb 2010 Other 5892645
Anubis Advisors Llc Member of island c-iii manager llc 1 Mar 2010 75% - 100% 27-2019792
Island Capital Group Llc Member of anubis advisors llc 1 Mar 2010 75% - 100% 36-4525612
L.P. Avenue Management Holdco Member of gl tc partners, llc 1 Apr 2010 75% - 100% 20-5693574
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl tc partners, llc 1 Apr 2010 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl tc partners, llc 1 Apr 2010 Other 1821166
Island C Iii Holdings Ii Llc Member of c-iii capital partners llc 1 May 2010 25% - 50% 27-2594913
Island C Iii Directives Ii Llc Managing member of island c-iii holdings ii llc 1 May 2010 Other 27-2594582
Island Capital Group Llc Member of island c-iii directives ii llc 1 May 2010 75% - 100% 36-4525612
L.P. Avenue Management Holdco Member of gl blue tc partners, llc 1 Nov 2010 75% - 100% 20-5693574
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl blue tc partners, llc 1 Nov 2010 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl blue tc partners, llc 1 Nov 2010 Other 1821166
L.P. Avenue Investment Holdco Member of gl so partners i, llc 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 20-5693482
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl so partners i, llc 1 Dec 2011 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl so partners i, llc 1 Dec 2011 Other 1821166
Michael Gershon Jesselson Member of board of managers of c-iii capital partners llc 1 May 2012 Other 1030833
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl energy opportunities partners, llc 1 Apr 2014 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of gl energy opportunities partners, llc 1 Apr 2014 Other 1821166
Llc Avenue Employee Participation Plan Member of gl energy opportunities partners, llc 1 Apr 2014 25% - 50% 30-0144078
L.P. Avenue Investment Holdco Member of gl energy opportunities partners, llc 1 Apr 2014 50% - 75% 20-5693482
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl so partners ii, llc 1 Oct 2014 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Member of gl so partners ii, llc 1 Oct 2014 Other 1821166
L.P. Avenue Investment Holdco Member of gl so partners ii, llc 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 20-5693482
Infinity Reit Partners Llc Member of a-iii investment partners llc 1 Oct 2014 50% - 75% 47-2293073
C Iii Reit Manager Llc Member of a-iii investment partners llc 1 Nov 2014 50% - 75% 32-0452118
C Iii Capital Partners Llc Sole member of c-iii reit manager llc 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% 27-1892368
Avenue Real Estate Management Llc Sole member of infinity reit partners llc 1 Nov 2014 75% - 100% 47-2356928
Marc Lasry Managing member of avenue real estate management llc 1 Nov 2014 50% - 75% 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Managing member of avenue real estate management llc 1 Nov 2014 50% - 75% 1821166
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl aviation opportunities partners, llc 1 Dec 2014 Other 1576735
Sonia Esther Gardner Member of gl aviation opportunities partners, llc 1 Dec 2014 Other 1821166
L.P. Avenue Investment Holdco Member of gl aviation opportunities partners, llc 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 20-5693482
Marc Lasry Managing member of gl gabriel, llc 1 Aug 2015 75% - 100% 1576735

Based in New York

The principal office where Avenue Capital Management Ii, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-878-3500 or by fax 212-486-1843. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at avenuecapital.com.

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