BSL Capital

BSL Capital is the private investment office of Bennett S. LeBow and his family. The company invests in both public and private markets with a focus on distressed and special situation investment opportunities. BSL Capital has invested in a variety of asset classes including: public equities, private equity, venture capital, investment grade and hi... gh yield credit, senior bank debt, commodities, structured products, derivatives, and real estate. Bennett S. LeBow is an American businessman, investor and philanthropist known for investing in and restructuring distressed companies in industries as wide ranging as real estate, consumer goods, technology, financial services and retail. He is the founder and current Chairman of Vector Group, a NYSE listed diversified holding company (VGR) that is engaged through subsidiaries in the real estate, tobacco and investment businesses. In addition, Mr. LeBow is the former Chairman and controlling shareholder of Western Union (global payment services), SkyBox International (sports trading cards), Borders Group (international retailer), MAI Systems (computer technology), among others. Before devoting himself completely to private business in 1968, LeBow served in the Pentagon initially as a First Lieutenant and subsequently as a civilian, serving as assistant to the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Prior to entering the Army, LeBow, in the 1960's, entered a doctorate degree program at Princeton University, where he also taught logic design of computer systems. Mr. LeBow, a 1960 graduate of Drexel University, is the namesake of Drexel's LeBow College of Business and LeBow Engineering Center.Read More