Paulson & Co. is a New York-based investment management firm founded by John Paulson in 1994. Originally focused on risk arbitrage and event-driven equities, the firm rose to global prominence after anticipating and aggressively positioning for the collapse of the subprime credit bubble between 2005 and 2008.
At its peak in 2011, Paulson & Co. managed over $38 billion in assets across merger arbitrage, credit opportunities, and gold strategies.