Marc Lasry
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Marc Lasry is a Moroccan-American billionaire hedge fund manager, co-founder of Avenue Capital Group, and former co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marc Lasry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271567 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marc Lasry Context triple: [Wes Edens, businessPartner, Marc Lasry]
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A.
Micky Arison
Micky Arison is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman best known as the longtime chairman of Carnival Corporation and owner of the NBA’s Miami Heat.
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B.
Ron Burkle
Ron Burkle is an American billionaire investor and co-founder of the private equity firm Yucaipa Companies, known for his extensive investments in retail, sports, and media.
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C.
Benjamin Glazer
Benjamin Glazer was an Academy Award–winning American screenwriter, producer, and director active during the early decades of Hollywood cinema.
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D.
Jonathan Tisch
Jonathan Tisch is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels and co-owner of the New York Giants.
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E.
Preston Robert Tisch
Preston Robert Tisch was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as co-owner of the New York Giants and former Postmaster General of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marc Lasry Target entity description: Marc Lasry is a Moroccan-American billionaire hedge fund manager, co-founder of Avenue Capital Group, and former co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.
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A.
Micky Arison
Micky Arison is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman best known as the longtime chairman of Carnival Corporation and owner of the NBA’s Miami Heat.
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B.
Ron Burkle
Ron Burkle is an American billionaire investor and co-founder of the private equity firm Yucaipa Companies, known for his extensive investments in retail, sports, and media.
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C.
Benjamin Glazer
Benjamin Glazer was an Academy Award–winning American screenwriter, producer, and director active during the early decades of Hollywood cinema.
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D.
Jonathan Tisch
Jonathan Tisch is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels and co-owner of the New York Giants.
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E.
Preston Robert Tisch
Preston Robert Tisch was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as co-owner of the New York Giants and former Postmaster General of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hedge fund manager
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Juris Doctor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1959-09-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Marrakesh
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Clinton Foundation ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Amroc Investments
ⓘ
Avenue Capital Group ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Sonia Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Morocco
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| donatedTo | Democratic political campaigns ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clark University
ⓘ
New York Law School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Moroccan Jew
ⓘ
linked to:
North African Jewry
|
| familyName | Lasry ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
distressed securities
ⓘ
finance ⓘ hedge funds ⓘ |
| givenName | Marc ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alex Lasry
ⓘ
five children ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Avenue Capital Group
ⓘ
distressed debt investing ⓘ ownership stake in Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| name | Marc Lasry ⓘ |
| netWorth | billions of US dollars ⓘ |
| notableWork | building Avenue Capital Group into a major distressed-debt firm ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
hedge fund manager ⓘ investor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| owned | Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ |
| ownershipEndTime | 2023 ⓘ |
| ownershipStartTime | 2014 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Avenue Capital Group
ⓘ
chief executive officer of Avenue Capital Group ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | Sonia Gardner ⓘ |
| sportOwnershipRole | co-owner of Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ |
| spouse | Cathy Lasry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marc Lasry Description of subject: Marc Lasry is a Moroccan-American billionaire hedge fund manager, co-founder of Avenue Capital Group, and former co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.