Lone Star Funds

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Lone Star Global Acquisitions, Ltd.

Headquarters at the Tower at Cityplace
Company type	Private
Industry	Private equity
Founded	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Founder	John Grayken
Headquarters	Tower at Cityplace Dallas, Texas, United States
Key people	John Grayken (Founder & Chairman) William Young (President)
Products	Investments, Private equity funds
AUM	$86 billion (2022)
Website	www.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]