Lone Star Funds

Lone Star Global Acquisitions, Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
FounderJohn Grayken
HeadquartersTower at Cityplace
Dallas, Texas, United States
Key people
ProductsInvestments, Private equity funds
AUM$86 billion (2022)
Websitewww.lonestarfunds.com

Lone Star Funds, legal name of main entity Lone Star Global Acquisitions, Ltd. is an American private equity firm that invests in distressed assets in the U.S., Canada and internationally.[1] The founder of Lone Star established its first fund in 1995 (under a different name) and Lone Star has to date organized 21 private equity funds with total capital commitments since inception of over $86 billion (as of 2022).[2] Lone Star's investors include corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, foundations, fund of funds and high-net-worth individuals.[3] Lone Star Funds has affiliate offices in North America, Europe and Japan.[4]

Hudson Advisors LP, an approximately 900-person global asset management company owned and controlled by the founder of Lone Star, performs due diligence and analysis, asset management and related services for Lone Star Funds.[5] In this capacity, Hudson Advisors LP has managed in excess of $224 billion of assets for Lone Star Funds since inception.[5]

  1. ^ Ellie Pullen (April 29, 2013). "Lone Star and Credit Suisse buy €6.7bn RPI portfolio". Unquote.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "Two Palm Beach Senior Communities Sell for $57M". The Real Deal South Florida. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ^ Chad Eric Watt (August 22, 2010). "Lone Star selling S.E. grocery chain". Dallas Business Journal.
  4. ^ "Company Overview of Lone Star Funds". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "About Hudson Advisors". Hudson Advisors.