Paulson & Co. - Investor Profile
Primary Address: | Investor Information: | |
| 590 Madison Avenue | Total AUM ($MM): | 30,000 |
| 29th Floor | Equity AUM ($MM): | 21,158 |
| New York, NY 10022 | Investment Style: | Hedge |
| United States | Orientation: | Active |
| Phone: 212-956-2221 | Investor Type: | Hedge Fund Manager |
| Fax: 212-977-9505 | ||
Institutional Investor Background
Paulson & Co. is an investment management company founded in 1994 by John Paulson, the firm's current president and senior fund manager for all funds under management. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Paulson was a General Partner of Gruss Partners, a merger arbitrage specialist, and a Managing Director in Mergers and Acquisitions at Bear Stearns. PCI manages domestic and offshore merger arbitrage/event driven funds for institutional and high net-worth clients.
Founders and Key Executives of Paulson & Co.: John Paulson; Andrew Hoine; Stuart Merzer; Mike Barr; Mena Gerowin
Entities related to Paulson & Co.: Paulson Advantage Master Ltd; Paulson Advantage Plus Master Ltd; Paulson Real Estate Recovery Fund; PCI
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Paulson & Co.'s Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 3/31/2010)
Paulson & Co.'s Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 3/31/2010)
| Value | ||||
| Company (Ticker) | ($MM) | Shares | Change | % Out |
| Bank Of America Corp (BAC) | 2,995.13 | 167,794,229 | 16,760,000 | 1.94 |
| Citigroup Inc (C) | 2,052.14 | 506,700,000 | 0 | 1.78 |
| AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (AU) | 1,660.31 | 43,749,864 | 900,000 | 11.95 |
| Comcast Corp (CMCSA) | 828.08 | 44,000,000 | 0 | 1.53 |
| Suntrust Banks Inc (STI) | 813.90 | 30,380,700 | 0 | 6.09 |
| Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) | 715.76 | 99,135,000 | 0 | 6.58 |
| Capital One Financial Corp (COF) | 703.97 | 17,000,000 | 0 | 4.30 |
| XTO Energy Inc (XTO) | 613.34 | 13,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 2.24 |
| Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (KGC) | 567.08 | 33,140,000 | 1,640,000 | 5.03 |
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| Date: July 12th, 2010 | ||
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| Date: June 7th, 2010 | ||
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| Date: May 11th, 2010 | ||
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| Date: May 8th, 2010 | ||
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| Date: April 16th, 2010 | ||
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| Date: April 7th, 2010 | ||
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