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Amroc Investments LLC

is in the Financial Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Amroc Investments, LLC, a pioneer in distressed debt and special situations investing, is recognized as one of the country's leaders in the trade claims market. Our experienced team has worked with businesses of every size and industry and is nationally renowned for its expertise. Singularly focused on the evaluation and purchase of all types of distressed claims, Amroc and its affiliates have been involved in thousands of transactions totaling over $20 billion in private debt since its inception in 1989. Amroc specializes in providing financial services to the vendor community. Amroc purchases unsecured and administrative trade claims and offers risk management products for vendors seeking credit protection, including Put Contracts and high risk Spot Factoring. Together with its affiliates, Amroc has access to available capital in excess of $7.8 billion as of August 2005 and is uniquely positioned to offer a broad spectrum of debt recovery solutions. Amroc consistently utilizes its expertise to work with the vendor community in completing transactions in an expeditious and confidential manner.

Founder
Marc Lasry
Number of Employees 174
Contact Information

535 Madison Ave Fl 15

New York, New York 10022

www.amroc.com

1 212 850 7500

NAICS Code Miscellaneous Intermediation: 523910

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Marc Lasry Founder
Sonia E Gardner Founder

Mr. Lasry is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Avenue Capital Group. He is also a founder of Amroc Investments, LLC ("Amroc"). Distressed investing has been the focus of his professional career for over 22 years. Prior to operating Amroc as an independent entity, Mr. Lasry managed capital for Amroc Investments, L.P. Mr. Lasry and Amroc Investments, L.P. were affiliated with Acadia Partners L.P., an investment partnership whose general partners include Keystone, Inc. (an investment partnership firm that was associated with the Robert Bass Group, Inc.), American Express Company and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of America. Prior to that, Mr. Lasry was Co Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company. Prior to that time, he served as Director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company. Mr. Lasry also clerked for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of New York. Mr. Lasry graduated with a B.A. in History from Clark University (1981) and received a J.D. from New York Law School (1984).

Organization Position Status
Avenue Capital Management, LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
Avenue Capital Management, LLC Founder Current
Amroc Investments, LLC Founder Current
Roark Capital Group, Inc. Current
Avenue Capital Management, LLC Chairman Current
Amroc Investments, LLC Senior Managing Director Former
Amroc Investments, LLC Owner Former
Avenue Capital Management, LLC Owner Former
Cowen & Co. Co-Director of Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Former
Acadia, Inc Former
Acadia Partners Former
American Express Company Former
Cowen & Co. Board of Directors Former
Avenue Capital Management, LLC Board of Directors Former
New York University School of Law J.D. Former
New York Law School J.D. Former
New York University J.D. Former
Clark University Bachelor of Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Avenue Capital Management, LLC President, Managing Partner and Founder Current
Amroc Investments, LLC Founder Current
Cowen & Co. Senior Attorney Former
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law J.D. Former
Clark University B.A. With Honors In Philosophy Former
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