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Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union Local 751 I.A.T.S.E.
Local 751's $100M-plus multiemployer pension fund for Broadway treasurers and ticket sellers invests in PE, secondaries, and co-investments.
Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union Local 751 I.A.T.S.E.
Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union Local 751 I.A.T.S.E. has provided defined-benefit retirement coverage since 1963 for the union members who handle box-office settlements across New York’s live-entertainment footprint. The fund operates as a Taft-Hartley multiemployer plan, receiving contributions from employers bound by collective-bargaining agreements — chief among them Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and the Broadway League, which represents a coalition of Broadway theaters and touring productions. The pension fund allocates across a mix of private equity buyout funds, growth-equity vehicles, secondaries, special-situations strategies, and co-investments, alongside commitments to funds of funds and generalist venture capital. Geographic deployment concentrates on North America, reflecting the union’s New York-centric employer base. Direct portfolio-level holdings are not publicly itemized, consistent with the fund’s status as a limited partner rather than a direct investor. Trustees govern the fund alongside the union’s elected leadership. In March 2026, Local 751 members returned Lawrence Paone as President, Nancy Palmadessa as Secretary-Treasurer/Business Agent, and Suzanne Abbott, Sean Lynch, and Valerio LaMorte as Trustees. The fund also maintains a secondary investment portfolio distinct from the core pension fund. External affiliations include the International Ticketing Association (INTIX) and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a philanthropic entity with which the local maintains ties. The fund’s structural distinction rests in its narrow employer concentration: its contributing employers are almost exclusively live-entertainment venues and theatrical producers in a single metropolitan market. That concentrated contribution base ties the fund’s health directly to Broadway box-office cycles and arena event volumes, a risk profile that differs meaningfully from diversified multiemployer plans covering broader industries.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
1963
AUM
$100M - $200M (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York City
Corporate office
1430 Broadway, Room 1803, New York, NY 10018, United States
Principals
Lawrence Paone
President and Board of Trustees Member
Nancy Palmadessa
Secretary-Treasurer/Business Agent
Suzanne Abbott
Board of Trustees Member
Sean Lynch
Board of Trustees Member
Valerio LaMorte
Board of Trustees Member
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions for the Local 751 Pension Fund?
Investment oversight rests with the Board of Trustees, whose membership is drawn from the union's elected leadership. Lawrence Paone, the union president, sits on the board alongside fellow trustees Suzanne Abbott, Sean Lynch, and Valerio LaMorte. Day-to-day investment management is handled by external fund managers, consistent with the plan's limited-partner posture across private equity and co-investment strategies.
How does Local 751's pension fund source its investment opportunities?
As a limited partner, the fund accesses private markets through commitments to external general partners, including buyout, growth-equity, venture, and secondaries funds. It does not originate direct deals but participates in co-investment opportunities offered by its GPs. The fund does not publicly disclose its manager roster.
Is Local 751's pension fund a single-employer or multiemployer plan?
It is a multiemployer Taft-Hartley defined-benefit plan funded by contributions from entertainment-industry employers under collective-bargaining agreements. The most significant contributing entities include Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and the Broadway League, which represents a consortium of Broadway theater owners and producers.
Does the fund commit only to private equity, or does it invest in other asset classes?
The fund's stated strategy spans private equity buyout, venture capital, growth equity, special situations, and secondaries, plus commitments to funds of funds and co-investment vehicles. Public filings or disclosures confirming allocations to public equities, fixed income, or real assets are not available, so the full asset-class mix beyond private markets remains opaque to external observers.
What investment stages does the fund target in its private equity allocations?
The fund participates across multiple stages: buyout, growth, venture (generalist), secondaries, and special situations. Its co-investment activity follows the stage focus of the GPs to which it has committed, though the specific stage-weighting of the portfolio is not publicly reported.
How is the fund related to the IATSE international union?
Local 751 is a constituent local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the parent labor organization representing behind-the-scenes entertainment workers across the United States and Canada. The pension fund was established under the local's jurisdiction and operates independently as a multiemployer trust, not directly as an IATSE international plan.
Does Local 751 maintain any philanthropic structure alongside the pension fund?
Local 751 itself is a labor union, not a foundation, but it maintains philanthropic affiliations with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Actors Fund. These organizations are separate entities; the pension fund's assets are used exclusively to provide retirement benefits to eligible participants and are not diverted to charitable activities.
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