limited partnerships industry private equity founded 1995 headquarters tower at cityplace dallas texas u.s.a. key people john grayken founder & chairman products investments private equity funds total assets 45 billion 1 website www.lonestarfunds.com lone star funds is a us private equity firm that invests in distressed assets both in the us and internationally . 2 the founder of lone star established its first fund in 1995 under a different name and lone star has to date organized fifteen private equity funds with total capital commitments since inception of over 59 billion as of june 2015 . 3 lone star s investors include corporate and public pension funds sovereign wealth funds university endowments foundations fund of funds and high net worth individuals . 4 lone star funds has affiliate offices in north america europe and japan . 5 hudson advisors llc an approximately 800 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 . 6 in this capacity hudson advisors llc has managed in excess of 95 billion of assets for lone star funds since inception . 7 contents 1 history 2 investment approach 3 motion picture financing 4 films produced by lstar capital 5 funds investment vehicles 6 references 7 external links history edit lone star was founded by john grayken . 8 from 1993 to 1995 mr. grayken was chairman and ceo of brazos partners l.p. a joint venture between the robert m. bass group and the federal deposit insurance corporation 9 that resolved approximately 1 300 bad bank assets resulting from the u.s. savings and loan crisis in the early 90s . 10 during this period brazos advisors llc was formed to provide asset management and related services to brazos partners . following brazos partners grayken organized institutional capital to continue investing in distressed assets closing brazos fund l.p. in 1995 with approximately 250 million of capital commitments . 11 lone star opportunity fund l.p. followed in 1996 with approximately 396 million of capital commitments . 12 at that time brazos advisors llc was renamed hudson advisors llc . 13 after an expansion into canada in 1995 and 1996 grayken pursued the launch of a global platform for lone star in 1997 . 14 since then lone star has invested extensively in north america europe and east asia . 15 lone star invested primarily in east asia including japan korea indonesia and taiwan following the asian financial crisis in the late 1990s . 16 in the mid 2000s following the establishment of the eurozone lone star increased its investment focus in europe . 10 and with the onset of the global financial crisis from 2007 lone star was again actively investing in the u.s. 8 in july 2015 lone star acquired the uk property investment and development company quintain for 700 million . 17 investment approach edit lone star invests in a variety of asset classes primarily distressed opportunities in developed markets . 18 motion picture financing edit through its credit affiliate lstar capital officially lsc film corporation the company entered the motion picture financing sector when they signed a 200 million deal with sony pictures entertainment in april 2014 . the deal gives them a financial stake in nearly all of sony s upcoming films . 19 films produced by lstar capital edit the amazing spider man 2 2014 sex tape 2014 22 jump street 2014 the interview 2014 ricki and the flash 2015 hotel transylvania 2 2015 goosebumps 2015 the walk 2015 concussion 2015 the brothers grimsby 2016 the 5th wave 2016 the angry birds movie 2016 ghostbusters answer the call 2016 funds investment vehicles edit fund vintage year committed capital lone star real estate fund iv 2015 5.8 b lone star residential mortgage fund i 2015 1.3 b lone star fund ix 2014 7.2 b lone star real estate fund iii 2013 7.0 b lone star fund viii 2013 5.1 b lone star fund vii 2010 4.6 b lone star real estate fund ii 2010 5.5 b lone star fund vi 2008 7.5 b lone star real estate fund 2008 2.4 b lone star fund v 2005 5.1 b lone star fund iv 2002 4.2 b lone star fund iii 2000 2.3 b lone star fund ii 1999 1.2 b lone star opportunity fund 1997 396m brazos fund 1995 250m 20 21 22 23 references edit fund summary . ellie pullen april 29 2013 . lone star and credit suisse buy 6.7 bn rpi portfolio . unquote.com . kardan sells 27.75 % stake in cee real estate company gtc sa . property eu . november 17 2013 . chad eric watt august 22 2010 . lone star selling s.e. grocery chain . dallas business journal . company overview of lone star funds . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved november 24 2013 . about hudson advisors . hudson advisors . retrieved november 24 2013 . hudson advisors l.l.c. . inside view . retrieved november 24 2013 . a b megan barnett april 29 2013 . lone star . unquote.com . jenny anderson july 30 2008 . an investment firm that prospered from past crises turns to mortgages . the new york times . a b steve bills may 30 2013 . distress specialist lone star turns to europe . thomson reuters . about lone star . lone star funds . retrieved november 25 2013 . hudson advisors successful track record . hudson advisors . retrieved november 25 2013 . brazos advisors renamed hudson advisors ; corporate offices relocated . business wire . april 9 1997 . los angeles department of water and power retirement board interdepartmental correspondence pdf . los angeles department of water and power retirement board . august 18 2010 . ahold completes bruno s bi lo sale . birmingham business journal . january 31 2005 . keith russell april 7 2002 . shoney s a typical fit for lone star funds . the tennessean . kollewe julia 29 july 2015 . lone star buys wembley arena owner quintain for 700m . the guardian . retrieved 29 july 2015 . kelly deponte may 2010 . an overview of the private equity distressed debt and restructuring markets pdf . probitas partners . sony nails 200 million co financing deal with lstar capital citibank . the wrap . april 9 2014 . the funds . lone star funds . retrieved november 15 2013 . peter flanagan april 26 2015 . lone star aims for more deals in europe . irish independent . steve gelsi january 5 2015 . lone star s first home mortgage fund beats 1 bln target . buyouts insider . timothy pollard january 6 2015 . largest closed end private real estate funds raised in 2014 . pensions & investments . external links edit official website v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth secondaries equity co investment history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s terms and concepts buyout financial sponsor management buyout divisional buyout buy sell agreement leveraged recapitalization dividend recapitalization venture angel investor business incubator post money valuation pre money 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