John Grayken
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John Grayken

Ireland 70 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Private equity
Residence
London
Education
Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration)
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
4

Biography

John Grayken is the founder and owner of Lone Star Funds, a private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas, that focuses on corporate equity, real estate, credit, and other financial assets.

Since 1995, Grayken has raised 25 funds with approximately $95 billion in committed capital.

The assets Lone Star buys are managed by Hudson Advisors, a firm based in Dallas that Grayken owns with over 800 employees and more than $260 billion in cumulative assets managed.

Grayken is from a suburb south of Boston, but he renounced his U.S. citizenship for tax purposes in the 1990s and took Irish citizenship.

About

He bought Boston's most expensive condo for $33 million in 2016.

While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Grayken played on the ice hockey team as a defenseman.