Investment Firm Marblegate is Biggest Player in Taxi Medallion Industry & Betting on Recovery

Turnaround firm Marblegate is betting big on the NYC yellow cab industry. Industry experts say Marblegate controls, directly and indirectly via loans, nearly 1/3 of the city's ~13,500 medallions

“The idea is they buy an asset at a low value and they increase the value of the asset" - Christopher Lynn, Former NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) Chairman

Spectrum NY 1 published a report highlighting Greenwich, CT-investment firm Marblegate’s big bet on the NYC yellow taxi. The “distressed investment” firm has now become the biggest player in the NYC yellow cab industry. While Marblegate’s bet was made pre-pandemic it has stuck to it, suspended loan payments and forgave debts tied to medallions it controlled. According to Spectrum’s report, some experts believe that by investing in newer cars and technology, Marblegate could improve yellow cab service and the value of medallions, especially with new city regulations undercutting some of the advantages Uber and Lyft enjoyed.

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