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About Paul Kazarian
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- Kazarian ( k?-ZARR-ee-?n; born October 15, 1955) is an American investor, philanthropist, and former investment banker.
- He is the founder, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Japonica Partners.
- Previous to his founding of the firm, he was an investment banker for Goldman Sachs and briefly served as the president and CEO of Sunbeam-Oster. He is known for his bidding wars with high-income individuals and even entire companies to gain assets for his firm, most notably his bidding war against Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for the acquisition of Borden Co.
- Known for being secretive about current or future investment positions, Kazarian executes shorts, swaps, and closes positions without prior announcement or much after-trade commentary.
- With his trademark "round, horn-rimmed glasses" and brightly colored oxford shirts, he is seen as a polarizing figure.
- Kazarian is the chairman of two private foundations: the Kazarian Foundation and the Charles & Agnes Kazarian Eternal Foundation. During the 2013 Greek government-debt crisis, Kazarian become one of the largest bidders for Greek bonds, eventually executing a bond portfolio of €2.9 billion (US$3.8 billion).
- As the sole beneficiary and fiduciary of the bond position, this portfolio makes up the majority of his overall net worth.
- On December 11, 2017, it was reported that Kazarian opened an office branch in Lisbon, Portugal tasked with "snapping up assets" in the country's real estate and technology markets.
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