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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Jack N. Halpern	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Tim Johnson, Mark Steven Kirk, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Richard Hohlt	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Virginia Ann Foxx, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Freedom Project, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Steven Daines, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Cornyn Majority Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, McHenry Leadership Fund, Joni Ernst
Alexander D Stuart	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Richard L Hanna, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Congressional Leadership Fund, Cotton Victory, Joni Ernst, WinRed, Mcconnell Victory Committee
Clive Runnells	John Barrasso, John Boehner, John Boozman, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, 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, South Carolina Republican Party, Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, Scott P Brown, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory
Guy M Bowers	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Lee Zeldin, Mick Mulvaney, Joe Heck, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Ken Buck, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Ted Cruz for Senate, Cotton for Congress, Joni Ernst for US Senate, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, WinRed, John James
Al D’Amato	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, 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, Defend America PAC, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Scott P Brown, Lee Zeldin, Richard L Hanna, Kelly Ayotte, Ann Marie Buerkle, Christopher Gibson, Michael G Grimm, Nan Hayworth, Ted Cruz, Dan Donovan, John Faso, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014
Stanley Herzog	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, 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, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Connecticut Republican Scc, Republican Party of Minnesota, Freedom Project, 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., Restore Our Future PAC, Richard L Hanna, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Trump Victory
Erle Nye	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Cornyn, Scott Garrett, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, 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, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Joni Ernst
Charles P Joyce	John Boehner, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Arkansas, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Connecticut Republican Scc, Republican Party of Minnesota, South Carolina Republican Party, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, Scott P Brown, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Ann Marie Buerkle, Nan Hayworth, Marco Rubio, John P Cahill, John Faso, Rob Astorino, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Freedom Project, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Trump Victory, Joni Ernst
Jose Fanjul	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Dan Coats, 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, South Carolina Republican Party, Tennessee Republican Party Federal Election Account, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Mississippi Republican Party, Max Baucus, Republican Party of Louisiana, Lee Zeldin, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, McConnell Victory Kentucky, Andrew Heaney, Trump Victory, Joni Ernst
Frank Fertitta III	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Dick Durbin, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Connecticut Republican Scc, Republican Party of Minnesota, 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., Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Leadership Matters for America, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Trump Victory
Paul L Baker	John Barrasso, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Tim Johnson, Mark Steven Kirk, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 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, Max Baucus, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, McConnell Cornyn Leadership Victory Cmte
Gregory Westin Wendt	John Barrasso, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Scott Garrett, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Joseph E Driscoll, Republican Majority Fund, South Carolina Republican Party, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Restore Our Future PAC, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Dan Sullivan, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, McCarthy Victory Fund 2014, Freedom Project, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, Cotton Victory, Joni Ernst
Woody Johnson	Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, Frank Lautenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, 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, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Mitt Romney, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Right to Rise USA, Andrew Heaney, Trump Victory
Bill Paxon	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Virginia Ann Foxx, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Freedom Project, South Carolina Republican Party, Defend America PAC, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Republican Party of Louisiana, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Richard L Hanna, Ann Marie Buerkle, Christopher Gibson, Michael G Grimm, Nan Hayworth, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Dan Donovan, John Faso, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Freedom Project
Haley Barbour	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Freedom Project, Republican Majority Fund, Defend America PAC, Mississippi Republican Party, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Joni Ernst for US Senate, Ernst Victory, Trump Victory, Cotton Victory, Joni Ernst, John James for Senate, WinRed, Team Hagerty, Bill Hagerty, Senate Georgia Battleground Fund, John James, Laxalt For Senate, Adam Laxalt
Ken Mehlman	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Freedom Project, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Prosperity PAC, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Richard L Hanna, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Michael G Grimm, Nan Hayworth, Marco Rubio, John Faso, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Andrew Heaney
Stanley Druckenmiller	John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Richard Green Lugar, 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, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Joe Manchin, Andrew Cuomo, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, John P Cahill, Right to Rise USA, Boehner for Speaker Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Leadership Matters for America, Freedom Project, Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC), Congressional Leadership Fund, WinRed, Caruso Cabrera For New York, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
Allen Simon	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, John Boozman, Bob Corker, Scott Garrett, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Paul Ryan, Pat Toomey, Dan Coats, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Republican Party of Louisiana, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Mick Mulvaney, Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Ted Cruz, Steven Daines, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Cotton for Congress, Joni Ernst, WinRed
Jill Ann Fertitta	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Arkansas, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Connecticut Republican Scc, Republican Party of Minnesota, South Carolina Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mississippi Republican Party, Republican Party of Louisiana, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte, Tom Cotton, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Leadership Matters for America, Trump Victory

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Dec 14 '55
Aliases	John Paulson, Mr John Alfred Paulson

John A Paulson

Hedge fund manager who reaped billions betting against subprime

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