Lone Star Funds

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Lone Star Global Acquisitions, Ltd.

Company type	Private
Industry	Private equity
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Founder	John Grayken
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas, United States
Key people	John Grayken (Founder & Chairman) Donald Quintin (Chief executive officer & Global President)
Products	Private equity, real estate, credit
AUM	$95 billion (2024)
Website	www.lonestarfunds.com

Lone Star Funds, legal name of main entity Lone Star Global Acquisitions, Ltd. is a global private equity firm that invests in corporate equity, real estate, credit, and other financial assets.^[1] The founder of Lone Star established its first fund in 1995 (under a different name) and Lone Star has to date organized 25 private equity funds with total capital commitments since inception of over $95 billion (as of 2024).^[2][3][4] Lone Star's investors include corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, foundations, fund of funds and high-net-worth individuals.^[5] Lone Star Funds has affiliate offices in North America, Europe and Japan.^[6]

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.^[7] In this capacity, Hudson Advisors LP has managed in excess of $260 billion of assets for Lone Star Funds since inception.^[8]