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#### Cerberus资本管理公司简介

纽约Cerberus资本管理公司是全球最大的私人投资机构之一，管理着大约235亿美元的资金和账户。Cerberus资本管理公司成立于1992年，目前在50多家公司进行了重大投资，这50多家公司在世界各地总共创造600多亿美元的年度收入。
Cerberus资本管理公司专注于提供财力资源和运营专长，帮助价值被低估的公司发展成为行业的领导，致力于这些公司长期的成功和价值的提升。
CerberusCapitalManagement,L.P.isoneofthelargestprivateequityinvestmentfirmsintheUnitedStates.ThefirmisbasedinNewYorkCity,andrunby39-year-oldfinancierSteveFeinberg.FormerU.S.VicePresidentDanQuaylehasbeenaprominentCerberusspokespersonandrunsoneofitsinternationalunits.#### History

Foundedin1992,CerberusisnamedfortheGreekmythologythree-headeddogthatguardedthegatesofHades.Whilemanyofitspeershaveboughtoutcompaniesinordertostripassetsandsellonforaprofit,Cerberusbuildsitsreputationonidentifyingfirmsthatareundervalued,andassistinginrejuvenatingthembyworkingwithcurrentmanagement.
Thecompanyhasbeenaveryactiveacquirerofbusinessesoverthepastseveralyearsandnowhassizableinvestmentsinautomotive,sportswear,paperproducts,militaryservices,realestate,energy,retail,glassmaking,transportation,andbuildingproducts.In2006,itsholdingsamountedto$24billion.
OnOctober19,2006,JohnW.Snow,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesGeorgeW.Bush'ssecondUnitedStatesSecretaryoftheTreasury,wasnamedchairmanofCerberus.
J.EzraMerkinisapartnerinCerberus.MerkininvestedhisfundsintoCerberusanditsportfoliocompanies.HisGabrielfundinvested$79millioninChrysler,$66millioninGMACand$67millioninCerberuspartnerships,accordingtoyear-endstatements.TheGabrielFundwasafeederfundforBernardL.MadoffInvestmentSecuritiesLLC.
Japanesebank,Aozora,aCerberuscompanylost$137milliontoBernardL.MadoffInvestmentSecuritiesLLC.Aozorawaspartoftheinvestmentgroupthatacquired51percentofGMACfromGeneralMotors.
#### Chrysler

In2007,Cerberuspurchasedan80%stakeinChrysler,promisingtobolstertheautomaker’sperformancebyoperatingasanindependentcompany.In2008,theplancollapsedduetoanunprecedentedslowdownintheU.S.autoindustryandalackofcapital.InresponsetoquestioningatahearingbeforetheHousecommitteeonDecember5,2008byRep.GinnyBrown-Waite,ChryslerPresidentandCEORobertNardellisaidthatCerberus'fiduciaryobligationstoitsotherinvestorsandinvestmentsprohibiteditfrominjectingcapital.
OnMarch30,2009,itwasannouncedthatCerberusCapitalManagementwillloseitsequitystakeandownershipinChryslerasaconditionoftheTreasuryDepartment’sbailoutdeal,butCerberuswillmaintainacontrollingstakeinChrysler’sfinancingarm,ChryslerFinancial.Cerberuswillutilizethefirst$2billioninproceedsfromitsChryslerFinancialholdingtobackstopa$4billionDecember,2008TreasuryDepartmentloangiventoChrysler.Inexchangeforobtainingthatloan,itpromisedmanyconcessionsincludingsurrenderingequity,foregoingprofits,andgivingupboardseats:


“InordertoachievethatgoalCerberushasadvisedtheTreasurythatitwouldcontributeitsequityinChryslerautomotivetolaborandcreditorsascurrencytofacilitatetheaccommodationsnecessarytoaffecttherestructuring.”
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