Mark Attanasio

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Mark L. Attanasio (born September 29, 1957) is an American businessman who is currently the principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team and the majority shareholder of English football club Norwich City FC. As of 2023, he is worth an estimated $700 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Mark L. Attanasio was born in the Bronx borough of New York City on September 29, 1957, the son of real estate broker Connie and commercial consultant Joseph Attanasio.<ref name="birth">Template:Cite book</ref> His great-grandparents were Italian immigrants from Positano.<ref name="birth" /> His younger brother, Paul Attanasio, is a screenwriter and producer; Paul's daughter, Annabelle Attanasio, is an actress and filmmaker.<ref>Tyler Kepner, "Owner Goes All In on the Brewers", The New York Times, September 30, 2011, retrieved September 4, 2013.</ref> Attanasio grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, where he attended high school.<ref>Walker, Don. "Brewers' owner Attanasio ready for his rookie season: Long love of game, business experience have prepared him for new role" Template:Webarchive, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 4, 2005. Accessed September 4, 2008. "Born in the Bronx, Attanasio and his family moved when he was young to a split-level suburban home in Tenafly, N.J., where Attanasio graduated from high school."</ref> He graduated from Brown University with a BA in 1979 and received his JD from Columbia Law School in 1982.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

FinanceEdit

Attanasio co-founded and served as a senior executive at the Los Angeles alternative investment firm Crescent Capital Group in 1991, which was later bought by Trust Company of the West in 1995.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2001, he joined the board of directors at the telecommunications firm Global Crossing, which filed for bankruptcy in January 2002.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He resigned his position on the board shortly thereafter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Milwaukee BrewersEdit

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Attanasio presenting a 2011 Silver Slugger Award to Ryan Braun

In September 2004, Attanasio reached a deal on behalf of an investment group to purchase the Milwaukee Brewers from MLB commissioner Bud Selig's family for an estimated $223 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The deal was approved by MLB in 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2023, the Brewers reached an agreement with Wisconsin lawmakers for taxpayers to subsidize renovations of the Brewers' stadium American Family Field for around $500 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the lead-up to the agreement, Brewers officials threatened to leave Milwaukee unless the team received taxpayer money.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Norwich CityEdit

In August 2022, it was announced that Attanasio would become a director of English football team Norwich City, which he called his proudest achievement.<ref name="Norwich">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was later reported that he would be purchasing an 18% stake in the club from Michael Foulger under the business group Norfolk Holdings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2024, Attanasio’s stake in the club was increased to 40.4% following EFL ratification, making him one of the joint majority shareholders alongside Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones.<ref name="Norwich"/>

On 23 October 2024, Attanasio & Norfolk Holdings became the sole majority shareholders of the club, after the clubs other shareholders approved a deal that saw their stake in the club increase to 85% and decrease Smith & Wynn-Jones stake to 10%. As part of the deal, Attanasio appointed businessman Richard Ressler to the board as a club director, while Smith & Wynn-Jones agreed to step down from their roles as club directors to become honorary life presidents.<ref>

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Other workEdit

Along with Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash and former Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets, Attanasio is also a part-owner of the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He was a major sponsor of the widely acclaimed Andy Warhol exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He is also on the board of directors for LA28.