Portrait of John Grayken

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John Grayken

Net worth $7.5B

Private equity · Ireland

Born
Jun 01, 1956
Age
69
Source
Private equity
Residence
London
Citizenship
Ireland
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania

Net worth over time

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.
  • 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.