Since 1995, the principals of Lone Star have organized private equity funds totaling approximately $38 billion to invest globally in secured and corporate unsecured debt instruments, real estate related assets and select corporate opportunities. The funds are structured as closed-end, private-equity limited partnerships. Lone Star has affiliate offices in London, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Dallas, Dublin, Brussels, Luxembourg, and Frankfurt. Its General Partner is a Bermuda-based entity headquartered in Hamilton. Although there is no investment that can be characterized as typical, investments made by Lone Star generally fall into one of five categories: Asset Acquisition, Corporate Acquisition, Company Sponsorship, Refinancing/-Recapitalization, and Devel-op-ment. Lone Star has closed more than 900 transactions at an aggregate purchase price of more than $86 billion.