John A Paulson

Hedge fund manager who reaped billions betting against subprime

Shrewd investor pocketed $3.5 billion shorting subprime credit last year; windfall believed to be largest one-year payday in Wall Street history. Net worth was less than $300 million in early 2007. New York native studied finance at NYU. M.B.A. from Harvard, then stints at Odyssey Partners, Bear Stearns. Founded Paulson & Co. in 1994. In 2005 became convinced U.S. economy would soon fail; asked employees to find "bubble" to short. Took advantage of perceived weakness in real estate market by executing complex debt trades, betting against ABX (mortgage) index. Firm's Credit Opportunities fund up 590% net of fees last year. Assets under management now $35 billion, up 400% since end of 2006. This year funds are beating S&P by more than 20% on bets against subprime, credit cards. According to the latest 13F filing in August 2021, Paulson and Co.'s largest holding is 25,839,035 shares, or a more than $750 million stake, in Bausch Health. He also holds 7,991,440 shares, or an approximately $748 million stake, in Horizon Therapeutics and 20,000,552 shares, or a $468 million stake, in BrightSphere Investment Group. His other substantial holdings as of August 2021 include stakes in Novagold Resources, Occidental Petroleum, Dish Network, Exxon Mobil, APA Corp, Kansas City Southern, Barrick Gold, and Discovery Inc. In addition to Paulson's portfolio holdings, the billionaire has an impressive real estate portfolio, including an 28,500-square-foot Upper East Side townhouse on East 86th Street, purchased for $14.7 million in 2004, an estate in Southampton, bought for $41 million in 2008, and a home in Aspen purchased for $24.5 million in 2010. Graduated first in his class with a degree in Finance from NYU's College of Business and Public Administration. Went on to receive a MBA from the Harvard Business School. Became managing director in mergers and acquisitions at Bear Stearns. Moved on to become a general partner at Gruss Partners. Notable Accomplishments: Made his career (and billions of dollars) by correctly betting against the US housing market

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Steven B Klinsky	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Pat Toomey, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Lee Zeldin, Restore Our Future PAC, Tim Scott, Steven Daines, John Faso, New Yorkers for Growth, Right to Rise USA, Tom MacArthur, Cornyn Majority Cmte, McConnell Victory Kentucky, Boehner for Speaker FOJB-NRCC, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Ernst Victory, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, WinRed, John James
Susan Groff	Roy Blunt, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Arkansas, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Republican Party of Minnesota, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Republican Party of Louisiana, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund, Trump Victory, Cotton Victory, Joni Ernst, WinRed, Mcconnell Victory Committee, Take Back The House 2020
Michael Keiser	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Scott Garrett, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Cornyn Majority Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, John James, Laxalt For Senate, Adam Laxalt
Stephen I Chazen	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ken Buck, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Cornyn Majority Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Joni Ernst for US Senate, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Ernst Victory, Trump Victory, Joni Ernst, WinRed, Take Back The House 2020
Mark Isakowitz	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Virginia Ann Foxx, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Connecticut Republican Scc, Freedom Project, Republican Majority Fund, Defend America PAC, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Lee Zeldin, Kelly Ayotte, Tim Scott, Jane Norton, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, McConnell Victory Kentucky, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Ken Kendrick	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Cotton for Congress, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, WinRed, Senate Georgia Battleground Fund, John James, Mcconnell Victory Committee, Take Back The House 2020, Laxalt For Senate, Adam Laxalt
Holloway Frost	John Barrasso, John Boehner, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Arkansas, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Connecticut Republican Scc, Republican Party of Minnesota, South Carolina Republican Party, Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Cornyn Majority Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, RickPAC, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Trump Victory, Cotton Victory, Joni Ernst, Team Rand
Henry Kravis	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, Frank Lautenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Max Baucus, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Richard L Hanna, Kelly Ayotte, Nan Hayworth, Marco Rubio, Steven Daines, Dan Sullivan, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Freedom Project, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC)
Kirsten Chadwick	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Virginia Ann Foxx, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Freedom Project, Republican Majority Fund, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Lee Zeldin, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Michael G Grimm, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Jane Norton, Dan Sullivan, Taylor Griffin, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Freedom Project, McHenry Leadership Fund, John James for Senate, WinRed, John James
Raissa H Downs	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Freedom Project, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Ann Marie Buerkle, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Jane Norton, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Cotton for Congress, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Joni Ernst for US Senate, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, WinRed, Team Hagerty, Bill Hagerty, Senate Georgia Battleground Fund, John James, Mcconnell Victory Committee
Hazen Marshall	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Scott Garrett, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ken Buck, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Ernst Victory, Cotton Victory, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, WinRed, Team Hagerty, Bill Hagerty, John James, Laxalt For Senate, Adam Laxalt
Dan Meyer	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Virginia Ann Foxx, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Freedom Project, Republican Majority Fund, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Christopher Gibson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Freedom Project
John K Castle	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Joseph E Driscoll, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Max Baucus, Lee Zeldin, Richard L Hanna, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Nan Hayworth, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Dan Donovan, John Faso, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Tom MacArthur, Rob Astorino, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Cornyn Majority Cmte, McConnell Victory Kentucky, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Joni Ernst
George S Kaufman	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Joseph E Driscoll, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Joe Manchin, Andrew Cuomo, Max Baucus, Eric T Schneiderman, Lee Zeldin, Joseph J Lhota, John P Cahill, Dan Donovan, John Faso, New York City Partnership State PAC, Rob Astorino, Trump Victory
Martin D Gruss	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, Scott Garrett, Frank Lautenberg, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Pat Toomey, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Arkansas, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Connecticut Republican Scc, Republican Party of Minnesota, Joseph E Driscoll, South Carolina Republican Party, Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Scott P Brown, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Marco Rubio, John Faso, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Trump Victory, Joni Ernst
Kathaleen Wall	John Barrasso, John Boehner, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Arkansas, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Connecticut Republican Scc, Republican Party of Minnesota, South Carolina Republican Party, Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Cornyn Majority Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, RickPAC, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Trump Victory, Cotton Victory, Joni Ernst, WinRed
Richard M. DeVos, Jr.	Roy Blunt, Virginia Ann Foxx, Scott Garrett, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Arkansas, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Republican Party of Minnesota, South Carolina Republican Party, Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, Scott P Brown, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Ann Marie Buerkle, Christopher Gibson, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Tom MacArthur, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC)
Julia Koch	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Cornyn, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Lee Zeldin, Mehmet Oz, Joseph J Lhota, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ken Buck, Steven Daines, John Faso, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Cornyn Majority Cmte, Andrew Heaney, Joni Ernst, Doctor Oz For Senate
Manus Cooney	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Defend America PAC, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Mick Mulvaney, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ken Buck, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Tom MacArthur, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Cotton for Congress, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, WinRed, Team Hagerty, Bill Hagerty, Senate Georgia Battleground Fund
Dian Graves Stai	John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Scott Garrett, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Republican Majority Fund, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Lee Zeldin, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, McConnell Victory Kentucky, Cotton for Congress, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, John James, Mcconnell Victory Committee, Take Back The House 2020

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Aliases	John Paulson, Mr John Alfred Paulson

John A Paulson

Hedge fund manager who reaped billions betting against subprime

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