Company type | Private |
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Industry | Private equity |
Founded | 1995 |
Founder | John Grayken |
Headquarters | Tower at Cityplace Dallas, Texas, United States |
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Products | Investments, Private equity funds |
AUM | $86 billion (2022) |
Website | www |
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]