25 Facts About Paul Kazarian

Paul B Kazarian is an Armenian-American investor, philanthropist, and former investment banker.

Paul Kazarian is the founder, managing director and chief executive officer of Japonica Partners, a private equity hedge fund.

Paul Kazarian is known for his bidding wars with high net worth individuals and companies to gain assets for his firm, most notably his bidding war against Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for the acquisition of Borden.

Paul Kazarian is considered by the investment community to be a "vulture capitalist".

On December 11,2017, it was reported that Paul Kazarian opened an office branch in Lisbon, Portugal tasked with "snapping up assets" in the country's real estate and technology markets.

Paul B Kazarian was born on October 15,1955, the son of immigrants from Armenia.

Paul Kazarian's grandparents were Charles and Agnes Kazarian; both of them escaped the Armenian genocide.

Paul Kazarian graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a Bachelors of Arts, before attending Brown University to get a master's degree.

Paul Kazarian often stayed up past 4 AM competing work during his time at the firm.

Since its founding, Paul Kazarian has been president and CEO of the firm.

Paul Kazarian specializes in under-performing global asset classes and undervalued investment positions.

Paul Kazarian often called top managers to "crisis meetings" at late hours in the night and encouraged inter-departmental competition.

Paul Kazarian noticed a difference between the reality of its economy and accounting figures prompting him to begin purchasing government bonds in June 2013 following the country's 2012 legislative elections.

Paul Kazarian is considered by the investment community to be a "vulture capitalist".

The conflation of "future value" as "present value" lead Paul Kazarian to begin initiating his trade.

Wiry and intense, Paul Kazarian can come across as slightly offbeat.

Paul Kazarian is known for his "round, horn-rimmed glasses" that have become his "trademark".

Paul Kazarian has guest-lectured and spoken on the topics of business and philanthropy in settings ranging from the Harvard Business School, London Business School, Columbia Business School, and Dartmouth's Tuck Business School, to the US Military Academy at West Point, and the National School of Development at Peking University.

Paul Kazarian is an ardent supporter of the financial system of Greece.

Paul Kazarian has mentioned that Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, faces too much pressure from "the inaction and inability of politicians" which minimizes the efficiency and effectiveness of the eurozone.

Many financial analysts speculate that Paul Kazarian still has considerable holdings in Greek debt.

In 1993, Paul Kazarian established two non-profit foundations whose charitable missions include economic development, education, and technology.

Paul Kazarian was committee chairman for a 2010 Singapore Heritage Celebration and on January 10,2011, Paul Kazarian delivered the opening address for a Knowledge Partnership for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Singapore Cooperation Programme.

Paul Kazarian is involved with the Asia Society, for which co-chaired the 2011 Awards Dinner.

Paul Kazarian chaired the American India Foundation's fifth annual Spring Awards Gala on April 30,2008 in New York City.