Most people would be happy with playoff tickets around now, but Mark Attanasio, high-yield cio for TCW Group is going a lot further. Attanasio, a renowned baseball nut and brother of Quiz Show screenwriter Paul Attanasio, is buying the Milwaukee Brewers for $220 million. Attanasio's expertise in working with troubled companies and buying distressed assets--he is also on the board of Global Crossing-- should prepare him for life with the Brewers, which came last this year in the National League Central division. To secure the Brewers he beat out Daniel Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Quicken Loans.
TCW Pro Buys Baseball Franchise
